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History of the Earth

We've concentrated the history of Planet Earth into one year. Follow the geology podcasts chronologically from the origin of the Earth to the origin of Mankind.

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Episode 397 Carbonatites

Episode 397 Carbonatites

Carbonatites are strange igneous rocks made up mostly of carbonates – common minerals like calcite, calcium carbonate. I... Read more

30 Apr 2018

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Episode 396 Turbidity currents

Episode 396 Turbidity currents

As near as I can tell in the original daily series in 2014, I never addressed the topic of turbidity currents and their ... Read more

17 Apr 2018

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Episode 395 Connections

Episode 395 Connections

This episode is about some of the interesting connections that arise in science. We’ll start with me and my first pr... Read more

10 Apr 2018

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Episode 394 The Mangrullo Formation of Uruguay

Episode 394 The Mangrullo Formation of Uruguay

Today we’re going back about 280 million years, to what is now Uruguay in South America. 280 million years ago puts u... Read more

3 Apr 2018

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Episode 393 The Mountains of the Moon

Episode 393 The Mountains of the Moon

Today we’re going to the Mountains of the Moon – but not those on the moon itself. We’re going to central Africa. The... Read more

27 Mar 2018

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Episode 392 Ophiolites

Episode 392 Ophiolites

Today’s episode focuses on one of those wonderful jargon words geologists love to use: Ophiolites. It’s not a contri... Read more

20 Mar 2018

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Episode 391 Valles Marineris

Episode 391 Valles Marineris

In today's episode we’re going to space. Specifically, Mars. You didn’t really think that earth science is really limite... Read more

13 Mar 2018

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Episode 390 Mud Volcanoes

Episode 390 Mud Volcanoes

As the name implies, mud volcanoes are eruptions of mud – not molten rock as in igneous volcanoes.  They’re found all ar... Read more

6 Mar 2018

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Cretaceous and Cenozoic Vertebrates compilation

Cretaceous and Cenozoic Vertebrates compilation

Smilodon and dire wolves (drawing by Robert Horsfall, 1913) Running time, 1 hour. File size, 69 megabytes. This ... Read more

4 Mar 2018

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Triassic and Jurassic Vertebrates compilation

Triassic and Jurassic Vertebrates compilation

Morganucodon, a possible early mammal from the Late Triassic. Length about four inches.Drawing by FunkMonk (Michael B. ... Read more

4 Mar 2018

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