PBS
How a Mass Extinction Changed Our Brains
During one of the most pivotal moments in our evolutionary story our brains actually shrank relative to our bodies.
PBS
The Traits That Spawned the Age of Mammals
Lots of the traits we think of as defining us as mammals show up pretty early, during the time of the dinosaurs. And, in some cases, they show up a lot earlier and in things that weren’t mammals at all.
SciShow
A Brief History of Life on Earth: The Full Series
From the Archean Eon to the Holocene Epoch, check out this SciShow mini-series for a primer about life on earth.
Wonderscape
The Cenozoic Era: Dawn of Mammals and Modern Landscapes
Explore the Cenozoic era, known as the Age of Mammals, which showcases the dramatic rise and diversification of mammalian life following the dinosaurs' extinction. This era, spanning from 65 million years ago to the present, has seen...
Curated Video
3 Banded Armadillos
Armor, claws, cuteness, and leprosy; Jessi shares what makes armadillos so interesting and amazing. Featuring Gaia!
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: A Guinea Pig the Size of a Horse
This site is provided for by National Public Radio. A seven foot tall rodent that weighs nearly one ton seems like something out of the movies, but researchers have found a skeleton of a rodent the size of a horse. Read about this...