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The Search for the Earliest Life
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Even in a hellish environment, life found a way.
A Brief History of Geologic Time
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Geologists have been able to identify crucial episodes in life’s history.
An Illustrated History of Dinosaurs
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Our image of dinosaurs has been constantly changing since naturalists started studying the
When Whales Walked
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We know whales as graceful giants bound to the sea.
Living Fossils' Aren't Really a Thing
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Even the most ancient-looking organisms show us that evolution is always at work.
When The Earth Was Purple
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But imagine a time when the Earth looked a little … purple.
How Did Dinosaurs Get So Huge?
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Creatures as tall as a five-story buildings shook the Earth.
History's Most Powerful Plants
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Fossil fuels are made from the remains of extinct organisms.
The Age of Giant Insects
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Insects and other arthropods weren’t always so small.
The Strange Case of the Buzzsaw Jaws
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A 270-million-year-old sea creature called Helicoprion that once swam the seas.
The Extinction That Never Happened
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Natural history is full of living things that were long thought to have gone extinct only
Dimetrodon: Our Most Unlikely Ancestor
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Take a close look and you might see a little bit of yourself.
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