Episode 169 - Sea Snakes
Snakes are surprisingly good at adapting to life in saltwater. Today’s seafaring serpents include a wide diversity of semi-marine species as well as a fascinating assortment of fully oceanic snakes, a...
9 Jul 20232h 6min
Episode 168 – Marine Crocs
Most crocodilians today can handle saltwater to some degree, but many of their ancient cousins were much more suited to a life at sea, including some of the most impressive ocean-going reptiles in his...
25 Jun 20232h 5min
Croc Chat with Will
Happy Croc Month! In this special episode, we talk about crocs with the croc-fanatic himself: our very own Will! Thanks to our Patrons for providing the inspiration for these interview questions! Join...
17 Jun 20231h 8min
Episode 167 – Geologic Dating
When scientists find a new rock formation or fossil assemblage, how do they determine how old it is? The answer lies in the many varied methods of geologic dating. In this episode, we’ll discuss how w...
11 Jun 20232h 28min
Episode 166 - Monotremes
In our modern world, there are three major groups of mammals: placentals (that’s most of us), marsupials, and the rare and bizarre monotremes. Today’s monotremes – that’s echidnas and platypuses – are...
28 Mai 20232h 7min
Episode 165 - Fruit
One of the hallmarks of angiosperms (flowering plants) is the formation of a container to hold their seeds. These containers are fruits, and they come in an astonishing variety of forms and functions,...
14 Mai 20232h 22min
Episode 164 - The ”Boring Billion”
From roughly 1.8 – 0.8 billion years ago, things on Earth seemingly slowed down. The geologic record shows a conspicuous lack of evidence for major climatic, tectonic, or biological changes, a dramati...
30 Apr 20231h 48min
Patron Mini-Episode Compilation #3
As you might know by now, our high-level supporters on Patreon get to request a topic for their own special mini-episode! Every now and then, we collect the most recent of these and put them together ...
25 Apr 20231h 59min
