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Season 53 · Episode 15
Evolution: Body Builders
10.054mOctober 28, 2026
Earth teems with life in every imaginable form – creatures that walk, swim, slither, and fly. Some grow to astonishing size, like the elephant, while others boast extravagant adaptations, like the hummingbird’s long beak. How did evolution craft such a dazzling variety of body plans? To find the answer, trace life back to its ultimate ancestor, LUCA, and follow the innovations that shaped complexity.
Episodes
- Episode 1Asteroids: Spark of Life?
- Episode 2Angkor: Hidden Jungle Empire
- Episode 3Can Dogs Talk?
- Episode 4Mammal Origins
- Episode 5Stone Age Temple Mystery
- Episode 6Return to the Moon
- Episode 7Rain Bombs
- Episode 8Athens: Birth of Democracy
- Episode 9The Battle to Breathe
- Episode 10Knowledge Keepers
- Episode 11Stone Age Masterpiece
- Episode 12Space Wars
- Episode 13Evolution: Brain Power
- Episode 14Evolution: Need to Feed
- Episode 15Evolution: Body Builders
- Episode 16Evolution: The Mating Game
- Episode 17Evolution: On the Run
- Episode 18Universe in Motion