Eons: Life and Death on Pangea

Set during the Permian Period, hundreds of millions of years ago, EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA transports viewers to a world shaped by the supercontinent Pangea, extreme climate shifts, and ecosystems unlike anything seen today.

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Status	Returning Series
Original Name	Eons: Life and Death on Pangea
First Air Date	July 29, 2026
Last Air Date	August 12, 2026
Seasons	1
Episodes	6
Episode Runtime	25min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United States of America
Production Companies	PBS
Networks	PBS

S01E05

That Time Almost Everything Died

The Permian Period ended with the biggest mass extinction of all time; more than 80% of species vanished. It altered the course of evolution in ways that we can still feel, 252 million years later. And it was caused by a rapidly changing climate.

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