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Just before the Age of Dinosaurs, life was thriving on the supercontinent of Pangea. But dark times were ahead: the biggest mass extinction ever, The Great Dying. Join hosts Kallie Moore, Michelle Barboza-Ramirez, Gabriel-Philip Santos, and Blake de Pastino as they explore the Permian: how it started, how it ended and how life recovered. Eons: Life and Death on Pangea premieres Wednesday, July 29.

Around 300 million years ago sails were all the rage, but we're still not sure what they were for.
During the Permian Period many tetrapods, or four-limbed vertebrates, took to life in the trees.
What about the Great Dying caused a global age of mutant plants?
Can adding every positive whole number really give you -1/12?
It’s believed empty space can be crystalized and we may have observed this for the first time.
This Whitney Reynolds Show episode highlights powerful stories of courage and growth.
For millions of years after the Great Dying microbes ruled the Earth.
Gigantic black holes existed in a cosmic eyeblink after the Big Bang. That should be impossible.
Milk Street will change the way you cook steak, kebabs and short ribs.