Eons

From the dawn of life in the Archaean Eon through the Mesozoic Era — the so-called “Age of

Episodes

  • When the Synapsids Struck Back

    Our world is the way it is because of the time when the synapsids struck back.
  • How Earth's First, Unkillable Animals Saved the World

    How Earth's First, Unkillable Animals Saved the World
  • How Volcanoes Froze the Earth...Twice

    How Volcanoes Froze the Earth...Twice
  • When We Met Other Human Species

    We all belong to the only group of hominins on the planet today. But we weren’t alone.
  • How Evolution Works (And How We Figured It Out)

    We’ll try to explain how evolution actually works and how we came to understand it.
  • The Hellacious Lives of the "Hell Pigs"

    There is some evolutionary method to the anatomical madness that is the "hell pig."
  • The History of Climate Cycles (and the Woolly Rhino)

    The History of Climate Cycles (and the Woolly Rhino) Explain
  • The Ghostly Origins of the Big Cats

    Scientists have recently discovered a major clue about the origins of the big cats.

About Eons

Join hosts Hank Green, Kallie Moore, and Blake de Pastino as they take you on a journey through the history of life on Earth. From the dawn of life in the Archaean Eon through the Mesozoic Era — the so-called “Age of Dinosaurs” -- right up to the end of the most recent Ice Age.