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EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Premieres Wednesday, July 29, 2026 on the PBS App, PBS.org, EONS YouTube Channel and PBS Stations
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EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Episode 5: That Time Almost Everything Died
An apocalypse ended the Permian Period 252 million years ago, wiping out more than 80% of species.
Airdate
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 12:01 am - 12:30 am
Original
8/19/2026
EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Episode 6: Who Survived the Great Dying (and Why)
Life begins to rebound after the destruction of the mass extinction ending the Permian Period.
Airdate
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 12:01 am - 12:30 am
Original
8/26/2026
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EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Episode 1: How The Formation of Pangea Changed the World
Seed plants and amniotes adapt to dry climates, helping them thrive on Pangea in the Permian Period.
Original
7/29/2026
EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Episode 2: How Eating Plants Shaped Life on Land
The first herbivorous vertebrates evolve on the side of the amniote family tree leading to mammals.
Original
7/29/2026
EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Episode 3: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Reef
An extinction in the Middle Permian decimates life, from a fossil reef to our ancient relatives.
Original
8/5/2026
EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Episode 4: A Tale of Tusks and Saber Teeth
The first saber-teeth and tusks evolve in the Late Permian and our ancestors, the cynodonts, appear.
Original
8/12/2026
EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Episode 5: That Time Almost Everything Died
An apocalypse ended the Permian Period 252 million years ago, wiping out more than 80% of species.
Airdate
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 12:01 am - 12:30 am
Original
8/19/2026
EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Episode 6: Who Survived the Great Dying (and Why)
Life begins to rebound after the destruction of the mass extinction ending the Permian Period.
Airdate
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 12:01 am - 12:30 am
Original
8/26/2026
