Eons
Join hosts Michelle Barboza-Ramirez, Kallie Moore, and Blake de Pastino as they take you on a journey through the history of life on Earth. From the dawn of life in the Archaean Eon through the Mesozoic Era — the so-called “Age of Dinosaurs” -- right up to the end of the most recent Ice Age. (official site)
Featured Videos
How Humans Became (Mostly) Right-Handed
S3 Ep39 | 8m 36s
Why Megalodon (Definitely) Went Extinct
S2 Ep7 | 10m 45s
Why We Only Have Ten Toes (It's a Long Story)
S4 Ep22 | 9m 12s
Episodes
What's the Oldest Beverage
S7 Ep3 | 11m 55s
The Mystery of South America's False Horses
S7 Ep2 | 9m 45s
When India Was An Island
S7 Ep1 | 11m 4s
Extras
A Quick Introduction to Eons
Preview: S1 | 1m 28s
Collections
- Ancient Fauna, Flora & Fungi Ancient Fauna, Flora & Fungi
- Dinosaurs Eons videos all about Dinosaurs
- Early Life on Earth Early Life on Earth
- Earth & Climate Science Earth & Climate Science
- Journeys Through Geologic Time Journeys Through Geologic Time
Preview: EONS | external link
Welcome to Eons!
Join hosts Michelle Barboza-Ramirez, Kallie Moore, and Blake de Pastino as they take you on a journey through the history of life on Earth. From the dawn of life in the Archaean Eon through the Mesozoic Era — the so-called “Age of Dinosaurs” -- right up to the end of the most recent Ice Age.
Explore Eons Now!About the Hosts
Michelle Barboza-Ramirez is a Latinx Los Angeles native who studies the history of the earth through the stories told in stone and bone. Her research has focused on extinct land dwelling, plant-eating Miocene mammals, and her field work has taken her from California to Florida, to Panama, and Argentina! Her other research focuses on the need for accessibility & diversity in STEM. She currently teaches in higher ed and works with the national park service.
Blake de Pastino is a science journalist who specializes in the exploration of human and natural history. As a founding editor of National Geographic News, he interviewed researchers, visited dinosaur digs, and covered the latest developments in archeology and space science. Since 2011, Blake has served as editor in chief of two of YouTube’s leading education channels: Crash Course and SciShow. Blake is also the publisher of Western Digs, a site that covers the latest discoveries in archeology and paleontology around the American West.
Kallie Moore is a paleontologist and science communicator. Since 2008, she has been the Collections Manager of the University of Montana Paleontology Collection. During this time, she has given hundreds of tours, facilitated specimen loans to researchers all over the world, and maintained access to the collection. She also consulted for Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park on renovations to the DINOSAUR ride.
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