<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3cEHSU_0wCI71AJ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3cEHSU_0wCI71AJ00" width="1200" height="675" ><figcaption>Episode 36 of Break It Down. Image credit: Edited by IFLScience</figcaption></figure>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. Available on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Amazon Music, and more.So sit back, relax, and let's Break It Down...LinksAre Octopuses Sentient?</div></body>

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Solar Storm Season, Dolphin Breath, And Resurrecting The Thylacine

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. Available on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Amazon Music, and more.