Eons

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

Episodes

  • How Plants Caused the First Mass Extinction

    The arrival of plants on land would eventually help cause a massive extinction event.
  • How the Andes Mountains Might Have Killed a Bunch of Whales

    Cerro Ballena has over 40 skeletons of marine mammals from the Late Miocene Epoch.
  • The Risky Paleo Diets of Our Ancestors

    Part of a secret to our success as a species has been our early experimentation with food.
  • When a Billion Years Disappeared

    Some rocks below the Great Unconformity are 1.2 billion years older than those above it.
  • How Dogs (Eventually) Became Our Best Friends

    It took thousands of years of interactions to develop our deep bond with dogs.
  • How the Egg Came First

    We’re here to tell you: The egg came first.
  • When Penguins Went From The Sky To The Sea

    They evolved from a flying ancestor.
  • When the Sahara Was Green

    The climate of the Sahara was completely different thousands of years ago.

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.