Eons

When India Was An Island

We need to talk about the biggest break-up of all-time: the break-up of the supercontinent Pangea, and how, ultimately, when India smashed back into Asia, it traded one form of evolutionary isolation for another.

When India Was An Island

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    How the Himalayas Changed the World

    S7 E6 - 10m 4s

    We may have the Himalayas to thank for everything from the rise of giant flightless birds in Madagascar; to the disappearance of plants from Antarctica; to the expansion of the great grasslands of North America, and more.

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    Where Did the Moon Come From?

    S7 E5 - 10m 50s

    Where did our unique moon come from? It turns out that lunar rocks brought back by Apollo astronauts are a clue, pointing to the origin of our closest cosmic companion, an origin even stranger than you might imagine…

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    How The Elephant Got Its Trunk

    S7 E4 - 11m 53s

    What suddenly made long jaws such a liability? Well it looks like we can thank a changing climate for the evolution of the elephant’s trunk.

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