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The Ancient Human Species With A Missing Body

The Ancient Human Species With A Missing Body

Season 4 Episode 28
7:56
When Ants Domesticated Fungi

When Ants Domesticated Fungi

Season 4 Episode 29
9:05
The Curious Case of the Cave Lion

The Curious Case of the Cave Lion

Season 4 Episode 30
8:09
Is This The Oldest Dad In The Fossil Record?

Is This The Oldest Dad In The Fossil Record?

Season 4 Episode 31
6:37
We Can “Bring Back” The Woolly Mammoth. Should We?

We Can “Bring Back” The Woolly Mammoth. Should We?

Season 4 Episode 32
6:40
Something Has Been Making This Mark For 500 Million Years

Something Has Been Making This Mark For 500 Million Years

Season 4 Episode 33
9:42
Giant Viruses Blur The Line Between Alive and Not

Giant Viruses Blur The Line Between Alive and Not

Season 4 Episode 34
9:19
When Giant Millipedes Reigned

When Giant Millipedes Reigned

Season 4 Episode 35
7:02
How Plate Tectonics Transformed Los Angeles

How Plate Tectonics Transformed Los Angeles

Season 4 Episode 36
12:34
Why Does Caffeine Exist?

Why Does Caffeine Exist?

Season 4 Episode 37
8:29
Did An Ancient Pathogen Reshape Our Cells?

Did An Ancient Pathogen Reshape Our Cells?

Season 4 Episode 38
7:40
How Whale Evolution Kind Of Sucked

How Whale Evolution Kind Of Sucked

Season 4 Episode 39
9:49
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Why Sour May Be The Oldest Taste

Season 4 Episode 27

While sour taste's original purpose was to warn vertebrates of danger, in a few animal groups, including us, its role has reversed. The taste of danger became something it was dangerous for us to avoid.
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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?
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?
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