Tattooed Tardigrades, Doomed Lava Planet, And Meet The “Bone Collector”

This week, on Break It Down: a planet with a very rare tail is being boiled apart, the first physical evidence of a gladiator fighting a lion discovered in Britain, scientists are tattooing tardigrades (for science), what’s happening in your brain during a mind blank, the grim fashion of “bone collector” caterpillars, and five health risks associated with tobacco use that don’t include lung cancer.

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

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Boiled-apart planet
Gladiator VS lion
Tattooed tardigrades
Mind blanks
Bone collector caterpillars
Tobacco effects
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