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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
Life, Sex & Death Among the Dire Wolves

Life, Sex & Death Among the Dire Wolves

Season 1 Episode 56
9:15
When We First Walked

When We First Walked

Season 1 Episode 57
10:56
Did Raptorex Really Exist?

Did Raptorex Really Exist?

Season 1 Episode 58
12:27
Can We Get DNA From Fossils?

Can We Get DNA From Fossils?

Season 1 Episode 59
11:22
When Giant Amphibians Reigned

When Giant Amphibians Reigned

Season 1 Episode 60
9:51
Your Place in the Primate Family Tree

Your Place in the Primate Family Tree

Season 1 Episode 61
11:35
Eons Season 1

The Two People We're All Related To

Season 1 Episode 62
8:44
When Rodents Rafted Across the Ocean

When Rodents Rafted Across the Ocean

Season 2 Episode 1
9:59
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Eons

When Fish Wore Armor

Season 1 Episode 51

420 million years ago, some fish were more medieval. They wore armor, sometimes made of big plates, and sometimes made of interlocking scales. But that armor may actually have served a totally different purpose, one that many animals still use today.
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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?
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?
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