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How Earth’s Smallest Life Caused its Biggest Death

The Great Dying at the end of the Permian Period was among our planet’s darkest hours. But for the smallest among us, the story went very differently. 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?
Season 9 Episode 7 Length 09:29 Premiere: 08/11/26

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Season 9 Episodes

The Age of Mutant Plants
S9 E10 Length 11:06 Premiere Date 09/15/26

When Sails Were All the Rage
S9 E9 Length 07:54 Premiere Date 09/15/26

How Tetrapods Took to the Trees
S9 E8 Length 10:44 Premiere Date 09/15/26

How Earth’s Smallest Life Caused its Biggest Death
S9 E7 Length 09:29 Premiere Date 08/11/26

That Time Almost Everything Died | Life and Death on Pangea
S9 E5 Length 25:37 Premiere Date 08/19/26

A Tale of Tusks and Saber Teeth | Life and Death on Pangea
S9 E4 Length 25:37 Premiere Date 08/12/26

The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Reef | Life and Death on Pangea
S9 E3 Length 25:37 Premiere Date 08/05/26

How Eating Plants Shaped Life on Land | Life and Death on Pangea
S9 E2 Length 25:37 Premiere Date 07/29/26

How The Formation of Pangea Changed The World | Life and Death on Pangea
S9 E1 Length 25:37 Premiere Date 07/29/26

Eons: Life and Death in Pangea Official Trailer
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 07/28/26

Eons: Life and Death on Pangea Official Trailer
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 07/17/26

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