Science and Nature

Eons Podcast

Pairing the science and storytelling of PBS Eons (2M subscribers on YouTube) with an immersive, rich audio experience, the podcast conveys a sense of curiosity and wonder about the gripping tales of past life on Earth. Whether it be Pleistocene Los Angeles or Argentina in the Triassic Period, this show transports its audience through time and into the stories as they unfold.

Could You Survive The Ordovician Period?

58m 26s

The End-Ordovician Extinction was the first of the so-called ‘Big Five’ mass extinctions in the history of life on Earth - more than 80% of species in the oceans died out. But could you survive its aftermath?

Episodes

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    Could You Survive The Ordovician Period?

    S2 E3 - 58m 26s

    The End-Ordovician Extinction was the first of the so-called ‘Big Five’ mass extinctions in the history of life on Earth - more than 80% of species in the oceans died out. But could you survive its aftermath?

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    Could You Survive The Cambrian Explosion?

    S2 E2 - 43m 50s

    In the ocean, the Cambrian Period was one of startling evolutionary innovations, but on land, it was barren, with no vegetation of any kind. In this strange world before plants made their way onto land…could you survive?

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    Could You Survive The Devonian Period?

    S2 E1 - 1h 8m

    By the end of the Devonian Period, the land had exploded with plant life and ancient invertebrates. There was also Tiktaalik - one of the first known vertebrates able and willing to move from the water to land. Our distant relative figured out how to survive in this dramatically different environment, can you?

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