IFLScience - Break It Down

Deep-Space Toilet, Mega-Stegosaurus, And The Only Venomous Primate

January 30, 2026·38 min
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This week on Break It Down: How a transplant patient lived for two days without lungs, the Artemis II Orion Capsule is probably smaller than you’re thinking (but it does have a toilet), the world’s only venomous primate is also super adorable, why a pair of giant legs has scientists questioning everything we thought we knew about stegosaurus, a cosmic miracle has been confirmed, and why do humans love fire? We asked the experts. So, sit back, relax, and let’s Break It Down… Links: Lung transplant Artemis II The Apollo 10 toilet debacle Venomous primates Mega-stegosaurus How did dinosaurs have sex? Cosmic miracle Why do humans love fire? CURIOUS magazine We Have Questions IFLScience YouTube – The future (additional) home of Break It Down

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