This week on Break It Down: the Sun has entered its solar maximum bringing new auroras and geomagnetic storms, a chance find of a thylacine head in a jar could be the next step in the de-extinction of the species, microplastics have been discovered in the breath of wild dolphins for the first time, why Neanderthals never improved their spear-throwing, how high-potency THC could leave markers on your DNA, and does the page you’re reading this on look blurry? We explore what astigmatism is.

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

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Solar Maximum 

Thylacine Genome

Microplastics In Dolphin Breath

High-THC Cannabis And DNA

Neanderthals Can't Throw

Astigmatism

Are Octopuses Sentient?