The Universal Story

Life

Devil’s Ivy: The office freak

We tend to overlook plants. But even the boring ones in pots around your office have fascinating stories to tell. None more so, than devil’s ivy. Let’s dive in.

Our Planet: Why our Earth is alive

We tend to dissect things to understand them. But sometimes to really understand things, we need to connect them. The Earth is alive, but dying. Let’s dive in.

Taxonomy: Ruling the kingdoms of life

Animals, plants, fungi – life comes in so many different ancient and sprightly flavors. They are all so great. And so weird. And so different. Let’s dive in.

What are the biggest creatures?

Blue whales are big. But there are bigger creatures. Skyscraper trees, underground subway forests and grass-patch islands. People need to know. 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.