Natural history for the end of the day. Remarkable animals, plants, fossils, and vanished worlds, told calmly enough to fall asleep to and richly enough to stay awake for. Follow closely, let your attention drift, or fall asleep and pick the story up again when you return.
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Latest Episodes
The Mammal Inside the Shell: Buenos Aires and the Armored Giants
A giant armored mammal once roamed the Pampas beneath what is now Buenos Aires. Glyptodon opens a journey through the armadillo family’s remarkable defenses — from fol...
The Canal Through the Bridge: How a Monkey Reached Panama Before the Land Did
Seven fossil monkey teeth turned up during work on the Panama Canal. About twenty-one million years old, they come from long before North and South America were joined...
Falling With A Plan: The Rib Glider Near New York
A palm-sized Triassic reptile found just outside New York opens a journey through animals that turn falling into travel. Lizards spread ribs, mammals stretch skin, fro...
The Giant Bird at the Airport: Charleston and the Largest Wings in the Sky
A giant fossil bird turned up during construction at Charleston International Airport. With a wingspan of about twenty-one feet, Pelagornis sandersi opens a journey in...
The Small Mammoths of the Channel Islands: What Happens When Giants Live on an Island Budget
Mammoths reached California’s Channel Islands by swimming. Once there, generations of giants became something very different: adult mammoths scarcely taller than a per...