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Why The Paleo Diet Couldn't Save The Neanderthals

Why The Paleo Diet Couldn't Save The Neanderthals

Season 4 Episode 14
9:17
The 40 Million-Year-Old Ecosystem In Your Mouth

The 40 Million-Year-Old Ecosystem In Your Mouth

Season 4 Episode 15
8:14
When Pterosaurs Walked

When Pterosaurs Walked

Season 4 Episode 16
9:38
How Our Deadliest Parasite Turned To The Dark Side

How Our Deadliest Parasite Turned To The Dark Side

Season 4 Episode 17
8:06
Primates vs Snakes (An Evolutionary Arms Race)

Primates vs Snakes (An Evolutionary Arms Race)

Season 4 Episode 18
7:53
Did Eating Insects Shrink These Dinos?

Did Eating Insects Shrink These Dinos?

Season 4 Episode 19
10:21
How Vertebrates Got Teeth... And Lost Them Again

How Vertebrates Got Teeth... And Lost Them Again

Season 4 Episode 20
8:52
How Horses Went From Food To Friends

How Horses Went From Food To Friends

Season 4 Episode 21
6:32
Why We Only Have Ten Toes (It's a Long Story)

Why We Only Have Ten Toes (It's a Long Story)

Season 4 Episode 22
9:12
When a Giant Pterosaur Ruled the European Islands

When a Giant Pterosaur Ruled the European Islands

Season 4 Episode 23
8:50
The Sudden Rise of the First Colossal Animal

The Sudden Rise of the First Colossal Animal

Season 4 Episode 24
8:44
The Extreme Hyenas That Didn't Last

The Extreme Hyenas That Didn't Last

Season 4 Episode 25
7:50
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Eons

When It Was Too Hot for Leaves

Season 4 Episode 13

Plants first made their way onto land at least 470 million years ago but for their first 80 million years, leaves as we know them today didn’t exist. What held them back?
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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?
How Animals Got Butts
12:10
Season 7 Episode 9
How Animals Got Butts
Did you know the evolution of the butthole was a major breakthrough in animal development?
What Happened To The Other Mesozoic Mammals?
12:28
Season 7 Episode 8
What Happened To The Other Mesozoic Mammals?
Learn about the complicated the history of mammals and their disappearance.
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