Natural History

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Can Ancient Sea Level Rise Prepare Us for the Future?

We talk with geologist and climate scientist Dr. Patrick Nunn, who has studied the history of sea level rise and its effect on human civilizations.
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A Shark the Size of a School Bus... What Did It Eat?

We ask shark researcher Dr. Catalina Pimiento all of the best questions we've ever received about megalodon, a prehistoric fifty-foot-long shark with teeth the size of a human hand.
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Where Did Eyes Come From?

How do we know how sight first evolved if eyes don't fossilize? For some ancient organisms, they do! Dr. Brigitte Schoenemann shares her research on trilobite fossils from nearly half a billion years ago that tell us about the origins of vision.
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What if the Dinosaurs Hadn't Gone Extinct?

We chat with Becca, one of our museum educators, about the driving factors behind the disappearance of the dinosaurs.