Darwin's Unexpected Final Obsession

After having solved the small matter of evolution by natural selection - becoming one of the most famous scientists in the world in the process - Charles Darwin turned his focus to a different personal obsession… One that would be the final scientific side-quest of his long and storied life. ***** PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to http://to.pbs.org/DonateEons ***** Eons is a production of Complexly for PBS Digital Studios. Super special thanks to the following Patreon patrons for helping make Eons possible: Ashley Glenn, Annemiek Arkema, Willie, Irene Wood, lyric1981, Jason Rostoker, Mary Tevington, Jonathan Rust, IAmHere, Wookiee Henderson, Beth-Ann Cheney, CalamityBangs, Nquiztor, Mark Talbott-Williams, Brian Clubb, SKS PHD, Nomi Alchin, Steve Hill, Duane Westhoff, Hillary Ryde-Collins, Amanda Putz, Eric Edwards, Katherine Smith, Yu Mei, A.B. Heckert, raus , Jennifer Courtemanche, Nick Ryhajlo, Eric Franklin, Dan Caffee, Albert Folsom, Sarah Grunow-Mau, Steve, Walter Ray-Dulany, Aaditya Mehta, Deanna Hernandez, John Celio, Ruth Orr, Stephen Patterson, AllPizzasArePersonal, Randall George, Christopher Samuel, Steven Kern, Lianne Lairmore, Travis Bauer, Collin Dutrow, Alex Hackman, Karen Farrell, Kevin Lacson, John H. Austin, Jr., Gizmo, Betsy Radley, Jeff Graham, Nathan Paskett If you'd like to support the channel, head over to http://patreon.com/eons and pledge for some cool rewards! Want to follow Eons elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/eonsshow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eonsshow/ Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/pbseons.bsky.social #Eons #darwin #worms References: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AVNXvrxvpgB4fyYzB1m8S2Vjivdr7SOEh7JfwVHsNpY/edit?usp=sharing