The Universal Story

Aidan.Zellner

Homo Erectus: Man stands upright

The first people we’d think of as human evolved 2 million years ago. They walked upright and dominated the landscape as apex predators. Let’s dive in.

Migration: Humanity leaves Africa

Humans live all over the planet. But how’d we get there? And how did some of us become a bit different? It’s a question with an evil history. Let’s dive in.

Human Evolution: The start

You can’t really pick one point where “humans” started to evolve. But if you had to, it would be 3 million years ago, with Australopithecines. Let’s dive in.

The First Apes: Something like us?

We often study apes as a pit-stop to get to humans. But there are some incredibly weird and wonderful monkeys out there, so varied and beautiful. Let’s dive in.

Dinosaurs: Extinct superstars

Everyone knows about Dinosaurs. But do you really know about dinosaurs? No, you probably don’t. Because a lot of them were tiny and had feathers. Let’s dive in.

The First Animals: Weird and crunchy

It takes a lot to grow an animal. You’ve got to grow the right bits in the right places. How does that work? You’ve got to have a bit of a plan. Let’s dive in.

Plant Evolution: Fashionably late

Plants are great. But you would think they’d have been around forever – they’re pretty basic?!? Actually, they are much newer than you’d think. Let’s dive in.

Multicellularity: Life teams up

Life on Earth started getting serious when cells combined together more complex bigger organisms. But don’t underestimate our single-celled pals. Let’s dive in.