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How Did The Earth Form?

How Did The Earth Form?

Episode number: 1

Overview: An overview of fractionation, Mara's survival, 'Grand Tack' theory, formation of Mercury, solidifying Earth, and theories surrounding Theia.

What Was Earth Like 4 Billion Years Ago?

What Was Earth Like 4 Billion Years Ago?

Episode number: 2
The Mystery of the Late Heavy Bombardment

The Mystery of the Late Heavy Bombardment

Episode number: 3
Where Did Earth's Water Come From?

Where Did Earth's Water Come From?

Episode number: 4
How Did Life Begin?

How Did Life Begin?

Episode number: 5
What Was The Last Common Ancestor of all Life on Earth?

What Was The Last Common Ancestor of all Life on Earth?

Episode number: 6
Were Volcanoes The Key To Life?

Were Volcanoes The Key To Life?

Episode number: 7
Did Life on Earth Come From Space?

Did Life on Earth Come From Space?

Episode number: 8
What Would The Earth Have Been Like Without Life?

What Would The Earth Have Been Like Without Life?

Episode number: 9
What is the Oldest Fossil on Earth?

What is the Oldest Fossil on Earth?

Episode number: 10
How The Earth Got Its Magnetic Field (And Why It Might Not Protect Us Much Longer)

How The Earth Got Its Magnetic Field (And Why It Might Not Protect Us Much Longer)

Episode number: 11
What Was Earth Like 3 Billion Years Ago?

What Was Earth Like 3 Billion Years Ago?

Episode number: 12
How Bad Was The Great Oxidation Event?

How Bad Was The Great Oxidation Event?

Episode number: 13
How Did Life Recover From The First Mass Extinction?

How Did Life Recover From The First Mass Extinction?

Episode number: 14
What Would The Earth Be Like Without Photosynthesis?

What Would The Earth Be Like Without Photosynthesis?

Episode number: 15

Overview: World Without Photosynthesis

What Was The First Virus?

What Was The First Virus?

Episode number: 16

Overview: Older Than Life? Evolution of Viruses

What Is The Other 99.99% Of Life?

What Is The Other 99.99% Of Life?

Episode number: 17

Overview: 4 Billion Years of Life: Tour of the Biosphere

What Was The Earth Like 2 Billion Years Ago?

What Was The Earth Like 2 Billion Years Ago?

Episode number: 18

Overview: 2 Billion Years Ago: After The Great Flood

A Tour of Earth's Ancient Supercontinents

A Tour of Earth's Ancient Supercontinents

Episode number: 19

Overview: Before Pangaea

A Tour of Earth's Ancient Superoceans

A Tour of Earth's Ancient Superoceans

Episode number: 20

Overview: Exploring Earth's Prehistoric All Sea

What Was The "Boring Billion" Really Like?

What Was The "Boring Billion" Really Like?

Episode number: 21

Overview: 1.8 to 0.8 Billion Years Ago: Earth's Lost Billion Years

What Was The First Complex Life on Earth?

What Was The First Complex Life on Earth?

Episode number: 22

Overview: Earth's Impossible Fossils

What Was The Earth Like 1 Billion Years Ago?

What Was The Earth Like 1 Billion Years Ago?

Episode number: 23

Overview: One Billion Years Ago: Is This Eden?

What Was The First Fungus?

What Was The First Fungus?

Episode number: 24

Overview: The Key to Life? Evolution of Fungi

Why Did The Earth Totally Freeze For 100 Million Years?

Why Did The Earth Totally Freeze For 100 Million Years?

Episode number: 25

Overview: Snowball Earth

Were These The First Animals?

Were These The First Animals?

Episode number: 26

Overview: The Ediacaran: Life's Failed Experiment?

How Far Back In Time Could You Have Survived On Earth?

How Far Back In Time Could You Have Survived On Earth?

Episode number: 27

Overview: How Far Back In Time Could You Have Survived On Earth?