When Earth Was a Toxic Wasteland
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For 3 million years, microbes ruled the Earth.
But were these tiny survivors just lucky? Or did they play a more sinister role in the greatest disaster our planet has ever faced?
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or on the web here: https://pbs.org/eons ← use this link if you are outside of the U.S.
For 3 million years, microbes ruled the Earth.
But were these tiny survivors just lucky? Or did they play a more sinister role in the greatest disaster our planet has ever faced?
*****
PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to http://to.pbs.org/DonateEons
*****
Eons is a production of Complexly for PBS Digital Studios.
Super special thanks to the following Patreon patrons for helping make Eons possible:
Alli and Harry Meneses, Zach L, Brian Bertrand, TranquiliT, Rachel Godwin, Dennis Dawson, Sarah Ellis, Lea Nisay, tara thara, Casey Hague, Lianne Lairmore, raus , Douglas B, Eric Franklin, Jennifer Courtemanche, Susan Freund, Nick A, Eric Younge, IAmHere, SKS PHD, William Sunderland, Stephen A Muth III, HannahCQ, John D Elias, Sarah Grunow-Mau, Lycoperdon perlatum, Ruth Orr, Willie, Christopher Samuel, Nquiztor, Walter Ray-Dulany, Annemiek Arkema, Mary Sammartino , Steve Hill, Eric Edwards, Elyssa, Kevin Lacson, Sara Lance, Kerry Conneely, Deanna Hernandez, John Celio, Melodie Chen-Glasser, AllPizzasArePersonal, A.B. Heckert, Alex Hackman, Aaditya Mehta, Gizmo, Betsy Radley, Jason Rostoker, Brian Clubb, Concavenator Amigo, Hillary Ryde-Collins, Karen Farrell, Irene Wood, Collin Dutrow, John H. Austin, Jr., Nick Ryhajlo, Duane Westhoff, Yu Mei, Steven Kern, Albert Folsom, Nomi Alchin, Jeff Graham, Nathan Paskett, Mary Tevington, Stephanie Schlea
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Join hosts Hank Green, 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 t...