Asourco-HostsLuluMillerandLatifNasserareoutthisweek,wearere-sharingtheperfectepisodetostartthesummerseason!
Thisone,whichfirstairedin2014,tellsthestrangestoryofasmallgroupofislandsthatkeepsuswondering:willourmostsacrednaturallandscapesinevitablygetswallowedupbyhumans?Howfararewewillingtogotostopthatfromhappening?
ThishourisabouttheGalápagosarchipelago,whichinspiredDarwin’stheoryofevolutionandnaturalselection.Nearly200yearslater,theGalápagosareundergoingrapidchangesthatcontinuetopose—andperhapsanswer—criticalquestionsaboutthefragilityandresilienceoflifeonEarth.
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