Splat! It was a fly-by pooing! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Researchers believe that seabird waste could play a key role in marine ecosystems. But how do we even study their splatter patterns at sea? Leo Uesaka and Katsufumi Sato from the University of
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There are many ways to woo a lady, but have you ever tried… barfing? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. For some flies, vomiting is quite the romantic gesture – but only in SOME species. Ryoya Tanaka and team investigated this odd behavior. They found
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Ooh, that’s the SWEET spot. Right between my fins. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Sugar scrubs are all the rage these days. They clean our pores and soothe our itches. Now, would you believe killer whales also enjoy that creature comfort? Michael Weiss and
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Is the Very Hungry Caterpillar… a very grisly scavenger?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Hawai’i is a tropical paradise… with a dark secret: A terrifying new species of caterpillar! Most caterpillars only eat plants. But there, CARNIVOROUS caterpillars use corpses as a disguise. These
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Ever been told not to play with your food? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Flamingos feed by dancing around with their heads underwater. But what’s going on underneath the surface? Dr. Victor Ortega-Jimenez and team at Georgia Tech dove headfirst into the question. They
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All hail, King Garfield the First! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. What exactly makes an orange cat… orange? Why are they gingers? Are they IRISH? To find the answer… let’s go to JAPAN… and meet Hidehiro Toh and team at Kyushu University. They compared
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Stop and smell the – *GAG* This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Some varieties of wild ginger smell like… wild ginger. Some… smell like death! What gives? Dr. Yudai Okuyama and team at the University of Tokyo discovered the source of the stank. In normal
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No one wants to be struck by lightning! Unless it feels good. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be struck by lightning? Ask a tree! Lightning strikes kill millions of trees each year, but SOME benefit from
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Getting nowhere with Google Maps? Try echolocation! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Did you know that bats experience traffic too? But they navigate it with a grace that puzzles scientists. Two thousand bats can emerge from one small cave opening in one minute. And
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