You're listening to Shortwave from NPR.

Hey, Shortwaveers, Emily Quanker with Regina Barber and producer Margaret Serino.

And we are here to dish on some of the big, weird, fascinating science news that's caught

our attention.

Mostly weird, though.

But we're going to dive into the headlines, the science journals and social media, and

today we're serving up mammoth meatballs.

Massive and kind of made of pre-sortage.

Then we pass the mic to some stressed out plans to see if anything to get off their little

plant chests.

And we call up our robot overlords and call them out on their lives.

You're listening to the Shortwave Science Roundup from NPR.

I want like roundup music, like we're cowgirls.

Oh my god, now please now.

Okay, Regina Barber, scientists and residents, scavenging around the world of weird science,

you've brought us something from the land of food?

Yeah, I mean, I brought you something I wanted to eat.

So in Amsterdam last week, an Australian company called Val unveiled something huge in a

genius publicity stunt to get people talking about lab-grown or cultured meat.

The mammoth is a symbol of loss.

But we wondered, could this prehistoric creature also become a beacon of hope?

Wow.

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