Will we soon be extinct?

In December 1900 three lighthouse keepers vanished without a trace from a deserted island in Scotland. To this day no one knows exactly what happened to them. Find out all about this strange situation in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Private equity is a business operation where companies are bought and run at their leanest to maximize returns for a handful of investors. It can be a lifeline for a flailing company or run it into the ground. Either way, PE firms make out like bandits.See omnystudio.com/listener ... Show More

Why aren't there lemurs in Africa? That question created a whole theory about a lost continent. Turns out it's not true.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Michael Benton looks at the potential effects of climate change on mass extinction. Rich scientific evidence comes from the history of life on Earth -- we just have to ask the right questions to find it. This talk was filmed at TEDxThessaloniki. All TEDx events are organized inde ... Show More

The End-Ordovician Extinction was the first of the so-called ‘Big Five’ mass extinctions in the history of life on Earth - more than 80% of species in the oceans died out. But could you survive its aftermath?--Eons is a production of Complexly for PBS Digital Studios.If you'd lik ... Show More

Following Nasa’s Dart mission, which successfully fired a spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos last month, Chris Lintott talks to Tom about what asteroids can tell us about the history of our planet, how scared we should be of them, and why you should be grateful if one hits yo ... Show More

66 million years ago, an asteroid hit our planet triggering global wildfires, an impact winter, and the end of the Age of Dinosaurs. Could you make it through the darkest days of planet Earth?--Eons is a production of Complexly for PBS Digital Studios.If you'd like to support the ... Show More

Est-ce que c’est vrai que les pôles de la Terre vont bientôt s’inverser ?On entend beaucoup parler d'extinction de masse à cause d'une inversion des pôles sur Terre. Un tel événement est-il seulement possible ? Et se pourrait-il qu'il cause notre déclin ainsi que celui d'autres e ... Show More

A catastrophic volcanic event in the Late Permian Period caused the biggest mass extinction of all time - known to us as the Great Dying. As a result, a large majority of terrestrial life would disappear, but our ancestors had the adaptations (and the healthy dose of luck) needed ... Show More

Embarquez dans un voyage à la découverte des cinq grandes crises biologiques traversées par notre planète ! Ce nouvel épisode absolument passionnant est un hors-série présenté par Thomas Dauty du podcast Science Infuse, bonne écoute 🌍 Un podcast du Studio Biloba. Autres podcasts ... Show More

In this special episode of Planet Hope we reflect on the insights shared in the series about the future of our planet from the individuals finding solutions to the challenges we face - the explorers, naturalists and conservationists who are ensuring a brighter future for Planet E ... Show More

When it comes to protecting the biodiversity of Planet Earth, there is no greater failure than extinction. Thankfully, only a few dozen species have been officially declared extinct by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in the half-century since the passage of the Endangered Specie ... Show More

Are humans an endangered species? Just what can we do to survive extinction level challenges such as the sun, AI, or a nuclear war?  Dr Bret Weinstein is an evolutionary biologist and former professor at Evergreen State College. He is the co-host of the podcast, ‘DarkHorse’, and ... Show More