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The Two People We're All Related To

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
When Birds Stopped Flying

When Birds Stopped Flying

Season 2 Episode 2
7:14
When Camels Roamed North America

When Camels Roamed North America

Season 2 Episode 3
9:45
When Sharks Swam the Great Plains

When Sharks Swam the Great Plains

Season 2 Episode 5
11:45

When Apes Conquered Europe

Season 2 Episode 6
8:08
When Humans Were Prey

When Humans Were Prey

Season 2 Episode 8
9:21
How Blood Evolved (Many Times)

How Blood Evolved (Many Times)

Season 2 Episode 9
9:56
The Humans That Lived Before Us

The Humans That Lived Before Us

Season 2 Episode 10
11:52
The Island of Shrinking Mammoths

The Island of Shrinking Mammoths

Season 2 Episode 11
11:20
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Your Place in the Primate Family Tree

Season 1 Episode 61

Purgatorius, a kind of mammal called a plesiadapiform, might’ve been one of your earliest ancestors. But how did we get from a mouse-sized creature that looked more like a squirrel than a monkey -- to you, a member of Homo sapiens?

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Darwin Missed An Example of Evolution Right Under His Nose
8:53
Charles Darwin encountered a tiny fox-like creature during his famous voyage.
Our Ancient Relative That Said 'No Thanks' To Life On Land
8:59
While some fishapods were crawling out of water, others were diving right back in.
Where Did Water Come From?
10:17
We think our water came from unlikely sources: meteorites, space dust, and even the sun.
The Fungi That Turned Ants Into Zombies
8:13
This fungus was actually manipulating ants’ and forcing strange movements.
How Whale Evolution Kind Of Sucked
9:49
We explore the origin of the Mystacodon, what we know today as baleen whales.
Did An Ancient Pathogen Reshape Our Cells?
7:40
There is one group of mammals that doesn’t have alpha-gal catarrhine primates.
Why Does Caffeine Exist?
8:29
It started with the production of one specific molecule and its ability to evolve.
How Plate Tectonics Transformed Los Angeles
12:34
The epic saga of Los Angeles' natural history is still visible and even striking.
When Giant Millipedes Reigned
7:02
Let's explore how and why this millipede became this big!
Giant Viruses Blur The Line Between Alive and Not
9:19
In 2003, microbiologists made this huge discovery.
Something Has Been Making This Mark For 500 Million Years
9:42
Paleodictyon, a hexagonal-patterned fossil, is a bit of a mystery. What could it be?
We Can “Bring Back” The Woolly Mammoth. Should We?
6:40
We may have found the blueprints for building them ourselves.
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