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Richard Fortey investigates why islands are laboratories of evolution. On Hawaii he finds honeycreeper birds, carnivorous caterpillars and silversword plants. Show more
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Richard Fortey investigates why islands are laboratories of evolution. On Madagascar he discovers lemurs, the giraffe-necked weevil and the aye-aye. Show more
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Richard Fortey travels to Madeira to examine what happens to a volcanic island as it nears the end of its life cycle and starts sinking back into the sea. Show more
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In the Rockies, Richard Fortey explores a fossilised seabed containing bizarre life forms that have revolutionised understanding about the beginnings of complex life. Show more
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Professor Richard Fortey visits China to see a fossil site that has yielded remains of feathered dinosaurs and rewritten the story of the origin of birds. Show more
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Professor Richard Fortey investigates the remains of an ancient volcanic lake in Germany where fossils of early mammals and giant insects have been found. Show more
