Listen to Episode 231 on Podbean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!
Ever since an unusual group of fish gave rise to the first land-dwelling vertebrates, their descendants have been returning to the water. This episode, we explore the many evolutionary paths of Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates.
Listen to Episode 229 on Podbean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!
Generally speaking, it’s not a good idea to mess with ants, but some animals have made a whole lifestyle out of it. This episode, we discuss the deep history and repeated evolution of Myrmecophagy (Ant-Eating).
Listen to Episode 220 on PodBean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!
Today’s crocs are iconic semi-aquatic predators, but their extended evolutionary history includes repeated ventures into land-based lifestyles. This episode, we explore the many faces of Terrestrial Crocs.
Listen to Episode 213 on PodBean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!
Leave a carcass or a log or a pile of poop out in the wild long enough and it will break down into its component parts. This episode, we discuss the diversity and ecological importance of Decomposers.
Listen to Episode 191 on PodBean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!
We humans have a complex and possibly unique form of communication that has been integral to the development of our culture and society. This episode, we discuss the details and deep history of Language.
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