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The Oddest Couple in the Fossil Record

The Oddest Couple in the Fossil Record

Season 3 Episode 17
8:48
How Ancient Art Captured Australian Megafauna

How Ancient Art Captured Australian Megafauna

Season 3 Episode 18
9:43
The Sea Monster from the Andes

The Sea Monster from the Andes

Season 3 Episode 19
6:27
Why Did These Ancient Gophers Have Horns?

Why Did These Ancient Gophers Have Horns?

Season 3 Episode 20
8:23
What Happened To Primates In North America?

What Happened To Primates In North America?

Season 3 Episode 21
8:54
How Plants Became Carnivores

How Plants Became Carnivores

Season 3 Episode 22
9:48
How Ankylosaurs Got Their Clubs

How Ankylosaurs Got Their Clubs

Season 3 Episode 23
7:52
Why Do Things Keep Evolving Into Crabs?

Why Do Things Keep Evolving Into Crabs?

Season 3 Episode 24
6:46
How Plankton Created A Bizarre Giant of the Seas

How Plankton Created A Bizarre Giant of the Seas

Season 3 Episode 25
8:48
The Rise and Fall of the Tallest Mammal to Walk the Earth

The Rise and Fall of the Tallest Mammal to Walk the Earth

Season 3 Episode 26
7:53
How Humans Lost Their Fur

How Humans Lost Their Fur

Season 3 Episode 27
11:27

When Lizards Took Over the World

Season 3 Episode 28
8:29
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How We Figured Out Fermentation

Season 3 Episode 16

Thanks to a recent adaptation, instead of getting sick from the boozy, fermented fruits, one of our primate ancestors could digest them safely, and get more calories at the same time. This new superpower would open up a whole new nutritional landscape for us: fermented foods.
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Are All Oceans Basically Reincarnated?
12:29
Season 7 Episode 20
Are All Oceans Basically Reincarnated?
Did you know ocean basins are reincarnated?
Could This Sperm Whale Eat The Meg?
8:36
Season 7 Episode 19
Could This Sperm Whale Eat The Meg?
How did such a large predator survive?
When Red Pandas Roamed North America
9:41
Season 7 Episode 18
When Red Pandas Roamed North America
How did a relative of the red panda end up in North America?
Webs vs wings: The arms race of the air
8:10
Season 7 Episode 17
Webs vs wings: The arms race of the air
How did the competition of spiders vs insects drive them both into the air?
The Graveyard at the Center of the Earth
12:38
Season 7 Episode 16
The Graveyard at the Center of the Earth
Why plate tectonics don't make sense.
Why Wasn't There A Second Age of Reptiles?
9:59
Season 7 Episode 15
Why Wasn't There A Second Age of Reptiles?
Why was it the mammals who triumphed?
How Mountains Make Evolution Weird
10:09
Season 7 Episode 14
How Mountains Make Evolution Weird
What do mountains reveal about primates?
The Mystery of the Cretaceous Pompeii
10:39
Season 7 Episode 13
The Mystery of the Cretaceous Pompeii
When you take a deeper look at Pompeii, a different story could be told about the final moments.
How Asteroids Set the Stage for Life on Earth
10:38
Season 7 Episode 12
How Asteroids Set the Stage for Life on Earth
We may have planet-shattering asteroids...
When Neandertals Became Apex Predators
11:50
Season 7 Episode 11
When Neandertals Became Apex Predators
What doomed the Neandertals?
When the Amazon Flowed Backwards
11:25
Season 7 Episode 10
When the Amazon Flowed Backwards
What did life look like when the Amazon watershed flowed backwards?
How Animals Got Butts
12:10
Season 7 Episode 9
How Animals Got Butts
Did you know the evolution of the butthole was a major breakthrough in animal development?
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