How did ferns survive the dinosaur extinction?
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Listener Gideon sent in this brilliant question: \\u201cHow did ferns survive the dinosaur extinction and are they the same ferns we see now?\\u201d Our search for the answer will introduce us to James Frond, international fern of mystery, and take us flying through the air on an airplane\\u2019s wing. We\\u2019ll also meet a scientist who\\u2019s trying to understand how ferns are such strong survivors \\u2014 by recreating the extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs! All that, plus a\\xa0fern-tastic\\xa0new mystery sound!
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