Eons

Beans & Bees (Not Bats) Gave Us Butterflies

For a few years we thought bats were to thank for the existence of butterflies. The idea was that the evolution of bats drove one group of moths to abandon the night entirely, becoming active during the day to escape, giving rise to butterflies. But it turns out the groups we should actually be thanking for the beautiful bugs are bees and beans.

Beans & Bees (Not Bats) Gave Us Butterflies

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    No Single Cradle of Humankind

    S6 E19 - 10m 46s

    It would take decades for paleontologists to realize that maybe there wasn’t just one so-called "cradle of humankind," and realize that maybe they’d been asking the wrong question all along.

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    The Hazy Evolution of Cannabis

    S6 E18 - 10m 18s

    How did such a strange plant like cannabis come to be in the first place? When and where did we first domesticate it? And why oh why does it get us high?

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    What Will Earth Be Like 300 Million Years From Now?

    S6 E17 - 9m 34s

    We spend a lot of time here on Eons looking backwards into deep time, visiting ancient chapters of our planet’s history. But this time, we’re taking a look towards the deep future. After all, the story is far from over. Here is what’s coming up next on planet Earth.

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