A Two-Headed Fossil, 50/50 Spider, And World-First Butt Drag

About this episode

This episode discusses various scientific discoveries including a two-headed fossil, a pig liver transplant, and a rare spider.

This week on Break It Down: 3I/ATLAS is a 10 billion-year-old time capsule, a world-first fossil captures the moment a rock hyrax dragged its butt 126,000 years ago, a living person received a pig liver transplant for the first time, the “oldest human habit” might not be what it seems, a rare gynandromorph spider is a 50/50 wonder, and what is this prehistoric creature with two heads? We asked a dinosaur expert. So, sit back, relax, and let’s Break It Down… Links: 3I/ATLASButt drag fossilTrackways of fish leaving the oceanPig liver transplantOldest human habit50/50 spiderTwo-headed fossilSword Dragon of DorsetCURIOUS magazineWhat lives in Loch Ness?The Big QuestionsWhat’s all the fossa-bout?

Topics covered

• fossils
• transplants
• gynandromorphs
• prehistoric creatures
• human habits
• spiders

Keywords

• fossil
• butt drag
• pig liver transplant
• gynandromorph spider
• two-headed fossil
• oldest human habit
• 3I/ATLAS

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 3I/ATLAS

Books & works: CURIOUS magazine

Places: Loch Ness, Dorset, ocean, fossa

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