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How Two Microbes Changed History

How Two Microbes Changed History

Season 1 Episode 25
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The Time Terror Birds Invaded

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Untangling the Devil's Corkscrew

Untangling the Devil's Corkscrew

Season 1 Episode 27
6:11
The Great Snake Debate

The Great Snake Debate

Season 1 Episode 28
6:28
The Whole Saga of the Supercontinents

The Whole Saga of the Supercontinents

Season 1 Episode 29
8:40
How Sex Became A Thing

How Sex Became A Thing

Season 1 Episode 31
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How the Turtle Got Its Shell

How the Turtle Got Its Shell

Season 1 Episode 33
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The Most Useful Fossils In The World

The Most Useful Fossils In The World

Season 1 Episode 35
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Inside the Dinosaur Library

Inside the Dinosaur Library

Season 1 Episode 36
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Eons

When Giant Fungi Ruled

Season 1 Episode 24

420 million years ago, a giant feasted on the dead, growing slowly into the largest living thing on land. It belonged to an unlikely group of pioneers that ultimately made life on land possible -- the fungi.

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