Feb 07 2025 41 mins 21
This week on Break It Down: the world's oldest runestone might have been carved by a woman in a language that predates the Vikings, asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032 (but we’re not panicking yet), an ancient jawbone might reveal a new branch of the hominid family tree, science in the US is under attack after a slew of executive orders from the Trump administration, a fossil from Antarctica suggests ducks have been swimming around for a lot longer than we thought and we explore whether we actually own our bodies.
So sit back, relax, and let’s Break It Down…
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Oldest runestone
Asteroid
New human relative
Why are we the only surviving human species?
Science under attack
Dino-era ducks
Do we own our bodies?
Wound Man
CURIOUS Magazine
Worst diving accident
Rescued frogs
