Was the first Grecian formula… Roman? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. When it came to coloring hair, Ancient Rome was startlingly advanced. Their recipe for hair dye combines lead, sulfide, and lime. This creates nanocrystals which grow not just INSIDE hair strands but in
Continue readingOn Christmas Day we ask: church air is pure—literally? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Chemists at Australia’s Queensland University of Technology made a miraculous discovery. Stained glass church windows literally clear the air when lit by sunlight. Lead researcher Huai Yon Zhu believes medieval glaziers
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Here’s presidential election science that may trigger a spit take! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Nerves on edge? Take the long view — Look back to 2008–we were all so young then! Obama versus McCain. Duke University neuroscientists wondered: Does vicariously participating in contests
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