Eons
S05E29 Why The Paleo Diet Couldn't Save The Neanderthals
Our ancestors thrived in Eurasia for over 300,000 years, mastering the art of toolmaking with stone, wood, and animal bones. They were not only adept hunters and foragers but might have also been the creators of cave paintings. So, what led to their decline and eventual disappearance? Interestingly, we might be part of the story—though perhaps not in the way you might expect.
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What Happened to the World's Biggest Beaver?
The Reign of the Hell Ants
The Pandemic That Lasted 15 Million Years
When We First Talked
The Return of Giant Skin-Shell Sea Turtles
The Genes We Lost Along the Way
Our Bizarre, Possibly Venomous, Relative
How Worm Holes Ended Wormworld
How Humans Became (Mostly) Right-Handed
How Chilis Got Spicy (and Why We Love the Burn)
How To Survive the Little Ice Age
When Crocs Thrived in the Seas
When Trees Took Over the World
How Weasels Got Skinny
Where Are All The Squid Fossils?
Did These Giant Sloths Poop Themselves to Death?
The Traits That Spawned the Age of Mammals
The Island of the Last Surviving Mammoths
Where Are All the Medium-Sized Dinosaurs?
How the Starfish Got Its Arms
The Creature That Stumped Darwin
How Pollination Got Going Twice
How a Supervolcano Ignited an Evolutionary Debate
How a Mass Extinction Event Created the Amazon
When Mammals Only Went Out At Night
How Ancient Whales May Have Changed the Deep Ocean
How Dinosaurs Coupled Up
When It Was Too Hot for Leaves
Why The Paleo Diet Couldn't Save The Neanderthals
The Fossil Record In Your Mouth
When Pterosaurs Walked