Mammoth Jerky, Endangered Language, And Rocket Science In The Jungle

This week on Break It Down we report live from a rocket launch, freeze-dried skin gets us a step closer to bringing back mammoths, “polar rain” auroras seen on Earth in a first, two lion brothers should star in their own Disney movie, a complete larynx transplant for a cancer patient, and the people fighting for the survival of the world’s most endangered language. 

Sit back, relax and let’s break it down...

 

Ariane 6: https://www.iflscience.com/europes-ariane-6-rocket-is-about-to-launch-heres-why-its-a-big-deal-74147

Woolly mammoth: https://www.iflscience.com/woolly-mammoth-skin-freeze-dried-for-52000-years-delivers-first-ever-3d-chromosomes-75043

Record-breaking lions: https://www.iflscience.com/lion-swims-record-breaking-distance-across-predator-filled-river-in-movie-worthy-epic-feat-75036

Incredible aurora: https://www.iflscience.com/incredible-polar-rain-aurora-seen-from-earth-for-the-first-time-74986

Larynx transplant: https://www.iflscience.com/cancer-patient-gets-total-larynx-transplant-to-restore-his-voice-in-world-first-75032

Endangered language: https://www.iflscience.com/nuu-the-worlds-most-endangered-language-has-just-one-fluent-speaker-left-75012

Bear "supermom":  https://www.iflscience.com/grizzly-bear-supermom-spotted-in-yellowstone-with-five-cubs-for-first-time-75047

Animals driving: https://www.iflscience.com/when-animals-learn-to-drive-for-science-75066