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Why Triassic Animals Were Just the Weirdest

Why Triassic Animals Were Just the Weirdest

Season 1 Episode 44
9:07
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
When Insects First Flew

When Insects First Flew

Season 1 Episode 49
8:38
The Mystery of the Eocene’s Lethal Lake

The Mystery of the Eocene’s Lethal Lake

Season 1 Episode 50
7:59
When Fish Wore Armor

When Fish Wore Armor

Season 1 Episode 51
9:37
When Birds Had Teeth

When Birds Had Teeth

Season 1 Episode 52
11:29
How Horses Took Over North America (Twice)

How Horses Took Over North America (Twice)

Season 1 Episode 53
9:08
Earth & Climate Science

How a Supervolcano Made the Cenozoic’s Coolest Fossils

Season 1 Episode 54
9:15
The Rise and Fall of the Bone-Crushing Dogs

The Rise and Fall of the Bone-Crushing Dogs

Season 1 Episode 55
8:29
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Eons

That Time It Rained for Two Million Years

Season 1 Episode 43

At the beginning of the Triassic Period, with the continents locked together from pole-to-pole in the supercontinent of Pangea, the world is hot, flat, and very, very dry. But then 234 million years ago, the climate suddenly changed for the wetter.
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Darwin's Unexpected Final Obsession
12:12
Season 7 Episode 21
Darwin's Unexpected Final Obsession
What was Charles Darwin really obsessed with?
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?
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Season 7 Episode 19
Could This Sperm Whale Eat The Meg?
How did such a large predator survive?
When Red Pandas Roamed North America
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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
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Season 7 Episode 10
When the Amazon Flowed Backwards
What did life look like when the Amazon watershed flowed backwards?
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