An introduction to the ‘mammal-like reptiles’ that walked the Earth millions of years before the dinosaurs – and from which all modern-day mammals would eventually evolve. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Early reptiles split...

On the Science Channel's "Mammals vs. Dinos," although most small prehistoric mammals were nocturnal, the repenomamus hunted by day and preyed on small dinosaurs which was a sign of the evolution of mammals.

Once evolution finds a trick that works, it tends to repeat it. Here are a few examples of prehistoric animals that look a lot like ones we know today.

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Reptiles emerged from the Paleozoic as humble creatures, but in time, they grew to become some of the largest forms of life ever to stomp, swim, and soar across the planet. This Age of Reptiles was a spectacular prehistoric epic, and it...

In this hilarious, whirlwind tour of the last four billion years of evolution, paleontologist and TED Fellow Lauren Sallan introduces us to some of the wildly diverse animals that roamed the prehistoric planet (from sharks with wings to...

Yellowstone is the only place in the United States where bison (Bison bison) have lived continuously since prehistoric times. They exhibit wild behavior like their ancient ancestors: congregating during the breeding season, migrating,...

Wouldn’t it be cool to be able to point at a fossil and know that it’s the first, say, plant? Well... yeah! But it's not that easy! Scientists are always making new discoveries that throw all our old assumptions into...

Hank talks about ancient sexy times, and how we know that early humans were getting it on with all kinds of folks.

If you've ever spent too much time in the sun and forgotten to put on sunscreen, you know how painful a sunburn can be. But for some animals, forgetting the sunscreen wouldn't be a problem because they can just produce their own!

How did dinosaurs get their names? What were the dinosaurs like? How long ago did they live? Can a dinosaur be created from DNA? Did they take care of their young? Why did they die out... or did they? In the Cretaceous Period! This is...

Science fiction films like 'The Fly' and 'Mothra' will show you giant insects creating havoc and destroying world order with their giantness. But, is that even possible? Science says, not really. When the insect's exoskeleton expands it...

Science fiction films like 'The Fly' and 'Mothra' will show you giant insects creating havoc and destroying world order with their giantness. But, is that even possible? Science says, not really. When the insect's exoskeleton expands it...

Humans don't have interconnected teeth for slicing, or a secondary set of jaws to clamp down on prey already in our mouths, however, the rest of our animal kingdom is full of strange and awesome adaptations. Hosted by: Olivia Gordon...

A sheep named Dolly brought us closer to Jurassic Park than mosquitoes frozen in amber ever did. This is everything you need to know about cloning. » Subscribe to NowThis Futuref='https://go.nowth.is/Future_Subscribe' target='_blank'...

Dogs and puppies are important to us, but what if humans were gone? What will happen to our fluffy dog friends? Sign up for Skillshare and get your 2 month free trialef='https://skl.sh/lifenoggin4' target='_blank'...