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Podcast: The Common Descent Podcast
Episode: Episode 124 - Snowball Earth
Description: An Earth covered in ice might sound far-fetched, but there’s reason to think it has actually happened in the past – more than once. In this episode, we examine the Snowball Earth hypothesis and the geologic evidence and climate models that back it up, as well as some of the major lingering questions: Just how snowy is the snowball? How could this start? How could it end? And how did life fare on a frozen planet?
In the news: ancient tardigrades, meat-eating sloths, shark communities, and relict mangroves.
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Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00
News: 00:04:30
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