Humans Heal Slow

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That Time the Earth Was Sticky

From PBS Eons. The Cretaceous Resinous Interval, a 54-million year period where amber was preserved in hundreds of locations across the world, was a gooey, gummy point in Earth’s history – and then amber suddenly disappeared for another 20 million years. So, we have to ask: what exactly made this time period so very, very…

Is this extinct goat the GOAT?

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Darwin’s Unexpected Final Obsession

From PBS Eons. After having solved the small matter of evolution by natural selection – becoming one of the most famous scientists in the world in the process – Charles Darwin turned his focus to a different personal obsession… One that would be the final scientific side-quest of his long and storied life. ***** PBS…

How a Sinkhole Revealed a Lost World

From PBS Eons. How did a relative of the red panda end up in North America? What can this tell us about how long ago – and how many times – North America was connected to Europe and Asia? ***** PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to…