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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
Where Did Viruses Come From?

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
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Eons

What Was the Ancestor of Everything?

Season 1 Episode 37

The search for our origins go back to a single common ancestor -- one that remains shrouded in mystery. It’s the ancestor of everything we know and today scientists call it the last universal common ancestor, or LUCA.