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How We Identified One of Earth’s Earliest Animals
Scientists had no idea what type of organisms the life forms of the Ediacaran were—lichen, colonies of bacteria, fungi or something else. It turns out, the key to solving the puzzle of Precambrian life was a tiny bit of fossilized fat.
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How Plants Caused the First Mass Extinction
In the middle of the Cambrian, life on land was about to get a little more crowded. And those newcomers would end up changing the world. The arrival of plants on land would make the world colder, drain much of the oxygen out of the...
Brave Wilderness
FACE TO FACE with a Venomous Snake!
On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote gets face to face with one of the most beautiful snakes in the world, the Eyelash Viper! Known for being an arboreal species of pit viper, the Eyelash Viper never disappoints in any of the...
Brave Wilderness
Micro Animal Gives Birth!
On this episode of Breaking Trail, Mark and the crew are back in Florida with microbiologist Dr. Hunter Hines to witness something RARE! Watch as the team investigates the mysterious creature the Tardigrade, a.k.a. the Water Bear, after...