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When Dinosaurs Chilled in the Arctic

When Dinosaurs Chilled in the Arctic

Season 3 Episode 11
9:20
How the Walrus Got Its Tusks

How the Walrus Got Its Tusks

Season 3 Episode 12
7:42
The Story of the Dino Stampede

The Story of the Dino Stampede

Season 3 Episode 13
10:43
The Biggest Frog that Ever Lived

The Biggest Frog that Ever Lived

Season 3 Episode 14
7:05
The Dinosaur Who Was Buried at Sea

The Dinosaur Who Was Buried at Sea

Season 3 Episode 15
12:11
How We Figured Out Fermentation

How We Figured Out Fermentation

Season 3 Episode 16
9:20
The Oddest Couple in the Fossil Record

The Oddest Couple in the Fossil Record

Season 3 Episode 17
8:48
The Sea Monster from the Andes

The Sea Monster from the Andes

Season 3 Episode 19
6:27
How Plants Became Carnivores

How Plants Became Carnivores

Season 3 Episode 22
9:48
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Eons

The World Before Plate Tectonics

Season 3 Episode 10

There was a time in Earth’s history that was so stable, geologists once called it the Boring Billion. But the fact is, this period was anything but boring. In fact, it set the stage for our modern version of plate tectonics - and probably for the rise of life as we know it.

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Webs vs wings: The arms race of the air
8:10
How did the competition of spiders vs insects drive them both into the air?
The Graveyard at the Center of the Earth
12:38
Why plate tectonics don't make sense.
Why Wasn't There A Second Age of Reptiles?
9:59
Why was it the mammals who triumphed?
How Mountains Make Evolution Weird
10:09
What do mountains reveal about primates?
The Mystery of the Cretaceous Pompeii
10:39
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
We may have planet-shattering asteroids...
When Neandertals Became Apex Predators
11:50
What doomed the Neandertals?
When the Amazon Flowed Backwards
11:25
What did life look like when the Amazon watershed flowed backwards?
How Animals Got Butts
12:10
Did you know the evolution of the butthole was a major breakthrough in animal development?
What Happened To The Other Mesozoic Mammals?
12:28
Learn about the complicated the history of mammals and their disappearance.
The Dinosaurs That Evolution Forgot
9:19
Where are all the east coast dinosaurs?
Where Did the Moon Come From?
10:50
Where did our moon come from? The origin is even stranger than you may imagine.
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