The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

How to Survive an Apocalypse, Teeth with Secrets, Birds Who BBQ

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Annalee Newitz discusses how to survive an apocalypse while eating good, Rachel talks about birds using spikes as barbecue skewers (and more), and Chelsey gets into sexing skeletons.


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