Glowing Plants, Punk Ankylosaur, And Has The Wow! Signal Been Solved?

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Glowing Plants, Punk Ankylosaur, And Has The Wow! Signal Been Solved?

Glowing Plants, Punk Ankylosaur, And Has The Wow! Signal Been Solved?

Sit back, relax, and let’s Break It Down in episode 73...

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This week on Break It Down: Think you know Earth? Think again; a new campaign is trying to overturn the highly erroneous map we were all taught in school. A new injection can make succulents glow pretty much any color you like, and better yet, they’re rechargeable. An intriguing new theory to explain the legendary Wow! Signal makes a convincing case. Turns out the oldest known ankylosaur was also ridiculously spiky with a trait we’ve never seen in any vertebrate – living or extinct – before. See the first 3D digital analysis of the only person known to have a proton beam go through their head, and why does frozen seafood glow? Why indeed. Available on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Amazon Music, and more.

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