This week on Break It Down: Amazon river dolphins are saying it with urine proudly sprayed directly into the air, an inside look at the planetary defense response to asteroid 2024 YR4 (and no, it isn’t too late), find out what mummies smell like thanks to a team of “sniffers”, whale song follows Zipf’s Law, red light therapy – does it actually work? And say hello to kama muta, the emotion we've all felt but probably don’t know the name for.
So, sit back, relax, and let’s Break It Down…
Links:
<a href='https://www.iflscience.com/watch-amazon-river-dolphins-pee-straight-up-into-the-air-they-may-be-sending-messages-to-their-mates-78002'>Dolphin pee</a>
<a href='https://www.iflscience.com/an-inside-look-at-how-humanity-is-dealing-with-the-threat-of-asteroid-2024-yr4-78020'>Asteroid 2024 YR4</a>
<a href='https://www.iflscience.com/what-do-ancient-mummies-smell-like-pretty-good-by-the-sounds-of-it-78035'>Ancient mummy smell</a>
<a href='https://www.iflscience.com/humpback-whale-song-follows-zipfs-law-a-fundamental-law-of-human-language-77978'>Whale song</a>
<a href='https://www.iflscience.com/blue-whales-one-of-the-loudest-things-on-earth-are-acoustically-invisible-to-killer-whales-77939'>Blue whale whispers</a>
<a href='https://www.iflscience.com/red-light-therapy-skincare-superhero-or-beauty-bust-77990'>Red light therapy</a>
<a href='https://www.iflscience.com/kama-muta-the-powerful-emotion-everyone-has-but-no-one-has-heard-of-77972'>Kama muta</a>
<a href='https://www.iflscience.com/podcasts/we-have-questions'>We Have Questions</a>
<a href='https://www.iflscience.com/4-ways-to-have-a-vengeful-valentines-day-while-helping-out-animals-78032'>Vengeful Valentine’s</a>