Eons

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

Episodes

  • When Mammals Only Went Out At Night: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    When Mammals Only Went Out At Night

    S4 Ep10 |
    Scientists discover dinosaurs and tiny mammals' sleep habits are different than thought.
  • The Whole Saga of the Supercontinents: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Whole Saga of the Supercontinents

    S1 Ep29 |
    So if we want to know how we got here, we have to understand how "here" got here.
  • The Great Snake Debate: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Great Snake Debate

    S1 Ep28 |
    90 million years ago, an ancient snake known as Najash had...legs.
  • Untangling the Devil's Corkscrew: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Untangling the Devil's Corkscrew

    S1 Ep27 |
    In the late 1800s, paleontologists in Nebraska found huge coils of hardened sand.
  • The Time Terror Birds Invaded: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Time Terror Birds Invaded

    S1 Ep26 |
    5 million years ago, a predator made its way onto the coastal plains of North America.
  • How Two Microbes Changed History: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    How Two Microbes Changed History

    S1 Ep25 |
    More than two billion years ago, a tiny living thing started to live inside another thing.
  • When Giant Fungi Ruled: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    When Giant Fungi Ruled

    S1 Ep24 |
    An unlikely group of pioneers ultimately made life on land possible -- the fungi.
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    What Happened to the World's Greatest Ape?

    S1 Ep23 |
    Gigantopithecus is the greatest great-ape that ever was.
  • The Last Time the Globe Warmed: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Last Time the Globe Warmed

    S1 Ep22 |
    Imagine an enormous, lush rainforest teeming with life...in the Arctic.

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.