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S2026 · E1 · Jan 13, 2026

Why Did We Evolve Brains? Episode 1

While we often think of brains as some kind of triumph over brawn, it turns out that those two things might not be mutually exclusive, and in fact, they’ve been linked for far longer than we might imagine.

13 min

S2026 · E2 · Jan 27, 2026

When Ancient Weeds Fooled Us Episode 2

Ancient weeds began mimicking early crops again and again over the course of the agricultural revolution, as ancient farmers made similar mistakes in different places at different times.And it turns out, some of our closest plant friends today actually started out as uninvited guests that hid their true identity. From a certain evolutionary point of view, these plants tricked us into domesticating them. But this mimicry came with a dark side – along with some accidental plant friends emerged an accidental plant enemy, too.

12 min

S2026 · E3 · Feb 10, 2026

How Flowers Burned the World Episode 3

It seems that for flowering plants to take over the world, first they may have had to help burn the old one away…and then put those fires out.

12 min

S2026 · E4 · Mar 3, 2026

Why Evolution Made Your Teeth Hurt Episode 4

If you’ve ever experienced dental pain, you've probably wondered why our teeth would evolve to function like an oversensitive alarm system. To find the answer, we have to go way back to when teeth first evolved, as part of the armored skin of ancient fish.

12 min

S2026 · E5 · Mar 17, 2026

The Mystery of This Deadly Lagoon Episode 5

At the Solnhofen formation in Germany, over 500 fossils of 15 pterosaur species have been found. But it might be hiding a dark secret, one that’s been massively distorting our view of who was living and dying there, and why they left so much evidence behind.

14 min

S2026 · E6 · Mar 31, 2026

Does The World's Most Famous Dinosaur Have The Wrong Name? Episode 6

Of all the names given to this dinosaur over the years, maybe T. rex shouldn't have been the one that stuck at all…

11 min

S2026 · E7 · Apr 14, 2026

When the Earth Had Supermountains Episode 7

Supermountains are so ridiculously enormous that, as far as we know, they’ve only ever formed twice, far back in deep time, and they lasted for just a small fraction of our planet’s history. And both of the times when Earth had supermountains seem to coincide with some of the most profound evolutionary shifts in the history of life.

10 min

S2026 · E8 · Apr 28, 2026

How Dinosaurs May Have Cursed Us With Aging Episode 8

Even though the dinosaurs that once hunted us are long gone, we still, in a sense, may be living in their shadows… Because, it turns out, those terrible lizards might be the reason we age faster than any other vertebrate group.

11 min

S2026 · E9 · May 12, 2026

The Mystery of the Missing Deep-Sea Fish Episode 9

Despite starting out in the water, the fossil record suggests that vertebrates conquered both the land and the air before they conquered the depths.

10 min

S2026 · E10 · May 26, 2026

The Second-to-Last Mammoths Ever Episode 10

About 5,700 years ago, on a small, isolated island off the coast of Alaska, a herd of woolly mammoths crossed a treeless tundra.

13 min

S2026 · E11 · Jun 9, 2026

When We Lived Alongside Giant Sloths Episode 11

Even though we once knew them pretty well, firsthand knowledge of giant sloths is now lost to time – including some of the most basic aspects of their biology and behavior. So, what did ancient people once know about these bizarre megafauna that we’ve since forgotten?

11 min

S2026 · E12 · Jun 23, 2026

The Terrifying Reason Flightless Dinosaurs Grew Feathers Episode 12

The question of what non-flying dinosaurs were doing with their feathered wings – and why they originally evolved in the first place – has been a mystery since they were discovered. But thanks to what might just be one of the strangest experiments in the recent history of paleontology – involving a makeshift robot-dino – a new hypothesis has emerged…

10 min

S2026 · E13 · Jul 7, 2026

How A Geological Event Created The Ultimate Cat Episode 13

How did Homotherium evolve to be so successful, and so different from basically all other cats, living and extinct? Well the answer may lie in a huge geological event: the rise of the Tibetan plateau.

4 min

S2026 · E14 · Jul 21, 2026

We Made a TV Show About The Permian Period Episode 14

Hey Eons fans, after 8 seasons of exploring deep time we have some very important news to share... we've secretly been working on more stuff! We made a TV Show! Eons: Life and Death on Pangea. The series premieres with 2 episodes dropping on Wednesday, July 29 on the PBS app, website, and other platforms and the very first episode will also live here on Youtube.

11 min

S2026 · E15 · Aug 11, 2026

When Microbes Ruled the Earth Episode 15

For 3 million years, microbes ruled the Earth. But were these tiny survivors just lucky? Or did they play a more sinister role in the greatest disaster our planet has ever faced?

12 min

S2026 · E16 · Aug 18, 2026

What Drove Life Into The Trees? Episode 16

How and when did tetrapods move into the trees? And why? Turns out, the story of climbing may have less to do with trees and more to do with their leaves.

10 min

S2026 · E17 · Sep 1, 2026

Why Were Sails So Popular 300 Million Years Ago Episode 17

This is a tale about sails, and the enigma of why, for a brief but critical phase in the history of life, sporting a big biological billboard was all the rage.

13 min

S2026 · E18 · Sep 15, 2026

Did the Ozone Collapse 252 Million Years Ago? Episode 18

What was it about the Great Dying that caused a global age of mutant plants? And could figuring it out help us avoid triggering the next one?

14 min

S2026 · E19 · Oct 13, 2026

The Biggest Extinction You’ve Never Heard Of Episode 19

In the early 20th century, it was discovered there was a point in the fossil record where most European mammals just…vanished, only to be replaced with others native to Asia. While you’ve probably never heard of this extinction, it was the biggest one since the end of the dinosaurs, nearly taking out our primate ancestors, and by extension, us.

14 min

S2026 · E20 · Oct 27, 2026

Pumpkins Shouldn't Exist Episode 20

Pumpkins only survived thanks to an unlikely partnership they forged with another type of mammal. One that still found them to be toxic and disgusting at first, but could see the potential in the relationship. Us.

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