Episode 166 – Monotremes

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You’ll only find them living in Australia and New Guinea, and when you do, you might be surprised at the strange features that set them apart from all other mammals, like the fact that their babies hatch from eggs. This episode, we discuss the unique features and puzzling evolution of Monotremes.

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Episode 164 – The “Boring Billion”

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Earth’s deep history is filled with dramatic cases of changing climates, shifting continents, and evolutionary leaps and bounds, but between roughly 1.8 and 0.8 billion years ago, things were seemingly stable. This episode, we explore the many mysteries of the so-called “Boring Billion.”

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