Surviving Earth
8 episodes
1. When the Earth Burned
1. When the Earth Burned
The 'Great Dying' was the mother of all mass extinctions.
41min
Jun 10, 2026
2. When the Climate Broke
2. When the Climate Broke
234 million years ago... in Earth's forests... after one million years of rain... it is the wettest time in the planet's history.
41min
Jun 18, 2026
3. When the Asteroid Fell
3. When the Asteroid Fell
66 million years ago... The most well-known extinction event of them all.
41min
Jun 24, 2026
4. When the Seas Died
4. When the Seas Died
94 million years ago, dinosaurs rule supreme on land, and, remarkably, in the oceans.
41min
Jul 1, 2026
5. When the Forests Collapsed
5. When the Forests Collapsed
An eerie swamp forest, 305 million years ago, is home to giant insects, and wildly improbable 9- foot-long amphibians.
41min
Jul 9, 2026
6. When the Oceans Shrank
6. When the Oceans Shrank
435 million years ago... Life has not yet gotten a foothold on land; but vast shallow seas teem with bizarre, breath-taking creatures.
41min
Jul 15, 2026
7. When the Continents Collided
7. When the Continents Collided
We arrive in the Americas at a unique time: 2.5 million years ago, when the two entirely separate island continents are meeting for the first time.
41min
Jul 22, 2026
8. When America Flooded
8. When America Flooded
12,000 years ago, at the end of last Ice Age, the Earth is warming.
41min
Jul 29, 2026
