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Thylacine De-Extinction, Tattooed Mummies, And A Meteorite World-First

Sit back, relax, and let’s Break It Down in episode 48...

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Charlie Haigh

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Charlie has an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology and writes on topics from zoology and psychology to herpetology.

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Charlie has an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology and writes on topics from zoology and psychology to herpetology.View full profile

Charlie has an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology and writes on topics from zoology and psychology to herpetology.

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Episode 48 of Break It Down.

Episode 48 of Break It Down.

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This week on Break It Down: lasers revealed 1,200-year-old mummies’ sweet tats, the mission to de-extinct the thylacine takes a leap forward, video footage of a meteorite hitting someone’s garden might be a world first, China announces plans to build the solar power station equivalent of “Three Gorges Dam” in space, researchers discover an Iron Age society ruled by women, and how did dinosaurs have sex? We find out from palaeontologist Riley Black what we do (and don’t) know so far. Available on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Amazon Music, and more.

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

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Tattooed mummies

Thylacine de-extinction

Meteorite strike

Can you keep meteorites you find?

Solar power in space

Iron Age women

Dinosaur sex

How did dinosaurs have sex? Podcast

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