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Episode 139 - Vultures

Episode 202

Scavenging isn’t easy. There’s a reason most scavengers are only part-time carrion-eaters. But vultures are exquisitely adapted for a dedicated lifes…

4 years ago

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Episode 138 - The Moon

Episode 201

It's an easy mistake to think of the Moon as a simple accessory to our planet, but the Earth and Moon are a close-knit pair, and the Moon influences …

4 years, 1 month ago

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Episode 137 - Fossilization

Episode 200

We talk about fossils a lot on this podcast – every episode, in fact – but we rarely take the time to discuss how fossils get the way they are. This …

4 years, 1 month ago

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Episode 136 - Seahorses

Episode 199

Seahorses are very strange fish, with their upright posture, tube-like mouths, and various other unusual features. Along with their cousins in the fa…

4 years, 2 months ago

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Patron Mini-Episode Compilation #2

Episode 198

Our highest-level supporters on Patreon get their own special mini-episode on a topic of their choosing! We released the first five in a compilation …

4 years, 2 months ago

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Episode 135 - Seeds

Episode 197

Every plant starts somewhere, and often that somewhere is inside a seed. Seeds are among the most diverse and important evolutionary innovations of p…

4 years, 2 months ago

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The Art of Common Descent with Rob Soto

Episode 196

Paleoartist Rob Soto has created some fantastic artwork for the podcast over the years. Most recently, for our Five Year Anniversary celebration, he …

4 years, 2 months ago

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Episode 134 – Sanguivores (Blood-Eaters)

Episode 195

Blood is nutritious, easy to digest, and not hard to come by, so it’s unsurprising – if a bit unsettling – that thousands of species have evolved a t…

4 years, 3 months ago

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Episode 133 - Symbiosis

Episode 194

None of us are alone. Like, in the literal, biological sense. Symbiotic relationships – close interactions between unrelated organisms – are a defini…

4 years, 3 months ago

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Episode 132 - Mary and Louis Leakey

Episode 193

Episode 132 – Mary and Louis Leakey

Happy Darwin Day!

Mary and Louis Leakey are two of the biggest names in the history of paleoanthropology and huma…

4 years, 4 months ago

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