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When Neandertals Became Apex Predators

When Neandertals Became Apex Predators

Season 7 Episode 11
11:50
The Mystery of the Cretaceous Pompeii

The Mystery of the Cretaceous Pompeii

Season 7 Episode 13
10:39
How Mountains Make Evolution Weird

How Mountains Make Evolution Weird

Season 7 Episode 14
10:09
When Red Pandas Roamed North America

When Red Pandas Roamed North America

Season 7 Episode 18
9:41
Could This Sperm Whale Eat The Meg?

Could This Sperm Whale Eat The Meg?

Season 7 Episode 19
8:36
Are All Oceans Basically Reincarnated?

Are All Oceans Basically Reincarnated?

Season 7 Episode 20
12:29
Darwin's Unexpected Final Obsession

Darwin's Unexpected Final Obsession

Season 7 Episode 21
12:12
The Golden Age of Sharks

The Golden Age of Sharks

Season 8 Episode 2
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When the Amazon Flowed Backwards

Season 7 Episode 10

What did life look like when the Amazon watershed flowed backwards? How did its direction shape the evolution of life around it? And what force could have possibly been strong enough to up-end one of the world’s mightiest rivers between then and now?

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