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What Was the Ancestor of Everything?

What Was the Ancestor of Everything?

Season 1 Episode 37
11:06
How the Squid Lost Its Shell

How the Squid Lost Its Shell

Season 1 Episode 38
8:05
How the Chalicothere Split In Two

How the Chalicothere Split In Two

Season 1 Episode 39
7:03
The Age of Reptiles in Three Acts

The Age of Reptiles in Three Acts

Season 1 Episode 40
10:45
The Weird, Watery Tale of Spinosaurus

The Weird, Watery Tale of Spinosaurus

Season 1 Episode 41
7:28
Early Life on Earth

Where Did Viruses Come From?

Season 1 Episode 45
7:29
When Fish First Breathed Air

When Fish First Breathed Air

Season 1 Episode 46
8:40
Dinosaurs

How the T-Rex Lost Its Arms

Season 1 Episode 47
6:54
FAQs From Our First Year

FAQs From Our First Year

Season 1 Episode 48
9:20
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Inside the Dinosaur Library

Season 1 Episode 36

We're back in Bozeman, Montana this week talking to Amy Atwater, Collections Manager at the Museum of the Rockies. MOR has among the largest collections of North American dinosaurs in the United States. We talk to Amy about her job and the collection she manages.

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The Snake Detection Hypothesis is deeply embedded in primates, including us.
How Our Deadliest Parasite Turned To The Dark Side
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Around 10,000 years ago, a parasite made a huge leap and found its way to a new host: Us.
When Pterosaurs Walked
9:38
Here's how pterosaurs went from being airborne to pedestrian.
The 40 Million-Year-Old Ecosystem In Your Mouth
8:14
Dental calculus is the only part of your body that actually fossilizes while you're alive!
Why The Paleo Diet Couldn't Save The Neanderthals
9:17
Here's why these skilled toolmakers, hunters, and foragers' population disappeared.
When It Was Too Hot for Leaves
10:11
For the first 80 million years of plants' existence, leaves didn't exist. Here's why.
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