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Fusing Jellies, Bad Robot Jokes, And Elephants Evolve Before Our Eyes

Fusing Jellies, Bad Robot Jokes, And Elephants Evolve Before Our Eyes

Update: 2024-10-11

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This week on Break It Down: two comb jellies become one, how Hurricane Milton grew so intense, superpowered scans reveal COVID’s impact on the brain, a humanlike robot’s jokes fail to impress his friend, Lucy the Australopithecine might have used tools 3.2 million years ago, and Mozambique’s elephants offer modern-day proof of evolution.

So, sit back, relax, and let’s Break It Down…

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Hurricane Milton NASA animation

NOAA Hurricane Hunters

Florida coastline after Milton

COVID-19 and the brainstem

Robot conversation

Elephant evolution

The Big Questions: What Would A Human On Mars Look Like?

Dino Footprints

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Fusing Jellies, Bad Robot Jokes, And Elephants Evolve Before Our Eyes

Fusing Jellies, Bad Robot Jokes, And Elephants Evolve Before Our Eyes

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