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Living Fossils' Aren't Really a Thing

Living Fossils' Aren't Really a Thing

Season 1 Episode 16
5:05
When Whales Walked

When Whales Walked

Season 1 Episode 17
4:56
An Illustrated History of Dinosaurs

An Illustrated History of Dinosaurs

Season 1 Episode 18
12:20
A Brief History of Geologic Time

A Brief History of Geologic Time

Season 1 Episode 19
12:08
The Search for the Earliest Life

The Search for the Earliest Life

Season 1 Episode 20
5:37
The Facts About Dinosaurs & Feathers

The Facts About Dinosaurs & Feathers

Season 1 Episode 21
10:01
The Last Time the Globe Warmed

The Last Time the Globe Warmed

Season 1 Episode 22
9:54
When Giant Fungi Ruled

When Giant Fungi Ruled

Season 1 Episode 24
6:37
How Two Microbes Changed History

How Two Microbes Changed History

Season 1 Episode 25
7:39
The Time Terror Birds Invaded

The Time Terror Birds Invaded

Season 1 Episode 26
5:32
Untangling the Devil's Corkscrew

Untangling the Devil's Corkscrew

Season 1 Episode 27
6:11
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Eons

When The Earth Was Purple

Season 1 Episode 15

Besides the blue of the oceans, the dominant color of our planet, as we know it, is green. But imagine a time when the Earth looked a little … purple.

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How Chilis Got Spicy (and Why We Love the Burn)
9:32
Learn about the History and Evolution of the Red (and other) Hot Chilli Peppers.
How Humans Became (Mostly) Right-Handed
8:36
Learn Why Being Right-handed May Have Deep Evolutionary Roots In Our Lineage.
How Worm Holes Ended Wormworld
9:42
How the Ancient Wormworld Met its Fate by its Own Design.
Our Bizarre, Possibly Venomous, Relative
8:11
Explore The Story Of Venomous Mammals, Both Living And Extinct.
The Genes We Lost Along the Way
12:01
This is the journey of our DNA through Time and Space.
The Return of Giant Skin-Shell Sea Turtles
6:53
Sea Turtles, Past And Present.
When We First Talked
11:13
The Evolution of Our Ability to Speak.
The Pandemic That Lasted 15 Million Years
9:20
The Pandemic that Lasted 15 Million Years
The Reign of the Hell Ants
10:09
Explore The History And Disappearance Of The Hell Ants.
The Bear-Sized Beaver That Couldn’t Build A Dam
7:32
Today's Beavers Are Pretty Special And Here's Why.
The Triassic Reptile With "Two Faces"
10:11
History Of This Two-faced Creature And What It Can Teach Us About Mass Extinction.
When the Earth Suddenly Stopped Warming
10:21
The Heated Debate Around Younger Dryas.
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