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Why Sour May Be The Oldest Taste

Why Sour May Be The Oldest Taste

Season 4 Episode 27
7:02
The Ancient Human Species With A Missing Body

The Ancient Human Species With A Missing Body

Season 4 Episode 28
7:56
When Ants Domesticated Fungi

When Ants Domesticated Fungi

Season 4 Episode 29
9:05
The Curious Case of the Cave Lion

The Curious Case of the Cave Lion

Season 4 Episode 30
8:09
Is This The Oldest Dad In The Fossil Record?

Is This The Oldest Dad In The Fossil Record?

Season 4 Episode 31
6:37
We Can “Bring Back” The Woolly Mammoth. Should We?

We Can “Bring Back” The Woolly Mammoth. Should We?

Season 4 Episode 32
6:40
Something Has Been Making This Mark For 500 Million Years

Something Has Been Making This Mark For 500 Million Years

Season 4 Episode 33
9:42
Giant Viruses Blur The Line Between Alive and Not

Giant Viruses Blur The Line Between Alive and Not

Season 4 Episode 34
9:19
When Giant Millipedes Reigned

When Giant Millipedes Reigned

Season 4 Episode 35
7:02
How Plate Tectonics Transformed Los Angeles

How Plate Tectonics Transformed Los Angeles

Season 4 Episode 36
12:34
Why Does Caffeine Exist?

Why Does Caffeine Exist?

Season 4 Episode 37
8:29
Did An Ancient Pathogen Reshape Our Cells?

Did An Ancient Pathogen Reshape Our Cells?

Season 4 Episode 38
7:40
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How the Smallest Animal Got So Simple

Season 4 Episode 26

We tend to think that evolution only goes in one direction— toward getting bigger and more advanced. But that’s not always the case. This tiny, simple animal, the Myxozoans, (yes, animal!) evolved from something bigger and more complex.
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