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EPISODE · Sep 28, 2011 · 55 MIN

Big Science FM: History of an Ancient Sponge

from Big Science: What's the Big Idea? From Resonance FM · host Ed Gerstner

Geological evidence suggests that around 650 million years ago, the Earth was covered in ice. It was believed only single-celled organisms could have survived 'Snowball Earth'. Until Adam Maloof found a fossilized sponge predating this by millions of years.

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