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When the Rainforests Collapsed
The Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse set the stage for a takeover that would be a crucial turning point in the history of terrestrial animal life. If it weren’t for that time when the rainforests collapsed – in an extinction event that you probably haven’t heard of – our ancestors might never have made it out of the swamps.
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- 4 - 3The Giant Dinosaur That Was Missing a Body Jan. 28, 2020
- 4 - 4How South America Made the Marsupials Feb. 04, 2020
- 4 - 5A Short Tale About Diplodocus' Long Neck Feb. 11, 2020
- 4 - 6When the Rainforests Collapsed Feb. 19, 2020
- 4 - 7How a Hot Planet Created the World's Biggest Snake Feb. 27, 2020
- 4 - 8When the Sahara Was Green Mar. 10, 2020
- 4 - 9When Penguins Went From The Sky To The Sea Mar. 18, 2020
- 4 - 10How the Egg Came First Mar. 25, 2020
- 4 - 11How Dogs (Eventually) Became Our Best Friends Mar. 31, 2020
- 4 - 12When a Billion Years Disappeared Apr. 15, 2020
- 4 - 13The Risky Paleo Diets of Our Ancestors Apr. 22, 2020
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- 4 - 15How Plants Caused the First Mass Extinction May. 12, 2020
- 4 - 16The Two Viruses That We’ve Had For Millions of Years May. 20, 2020
- 4 - 17How We Identified One of Earth’s Earliest Animals May. 28, 2020
- 4 - 18When Dinosaur Look-Alikes Ruled the Earth Jun. 09, 2020
- 4 - 19The World Before Plate Tectonics Jun. 16, 2020
- 4 - 20When Dinosaurs Chilled in the Arctic Jun. 24, 2020
- 4 - 21How the Walrus Got Its Tusks Jul. 07, 2020
- 4 - 22The Story of the Dino Stampede Jul. 16, 2020
- 4 - 23The Biggest Frog that Ever Lived Jul. 23, 2020
- 4 - 24The Dinosaur Who Was Buried at Sea Aug. 05, 2020
- 4 - 25How We Figured Out Fermentation Aug. 13, 2020
- 4 - 26The Oddest Couple in the Fossil Record Aug. 20, 2020
- 4 - 27How Ancient Art Captured Australian Megafauna Sep. 02, 2020
- 4 - 28The Sea Monster from the Andes Sep. 10, 2020
- 4 - 29When Rodents Had Horns Sep. 15, 2020
- 4 - 30The First and Last North American Primates Sep. 30, 2020
- 4 - 31How Plants Became Carnivores Oct. 07, 2020
- 4 - 32How Ankylosaurs Got Their Clubs Oct. 13, 2020
- 4 - 33Why Do Things Keep Evolving Into Crabs? Oct. 28, 2020
- 4 - 34How Plankton Created A Bizarre Giant of the Seas Nov. 10, 2020
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- 4 - 36How Humans Lost Their Fur Dec. 02, 2020
- 4 - 37When Lizards Took Over the World Dec. 09, 2020
- 4 - 38When the Earth Suddenly Stopped Warming Dec. 17, 2020
- 4 - 39The Triassic Reptile With "Two Faces" Dec. 22, 2020