Do you need damage control – for your brain? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Whoaaaa a frosty snowboarding WIPEOUT ! My Apple Watch says I took a fall… But what I want to know is: how’s my head? Enter Yan Dong and team from
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Rufus, time for walkies! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Let’s go, boy – time to do your DUTY! Once we’re outside among the trees, it’s potty break. Dog poop has chemicals – like nitrogen and phosphorus – that make plants grow. So should I
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First date – AMAZING! We talked non-stop for three hours! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. You’ve got a friend in me! Yes, Woody and Buzz are inseparable. But what’s the “secret sauce” makes two people click? Emma Templeton and a team from Dartmouth College
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What if WE have the Midas Touch? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Turning water into metal? Sounds like something from an alchemy book! PURE water is not metallic — because the molecule structure is too stable. But, with enough pressure, we could SQUEEZE water
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Is there a cure for an achy breaky heart? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Inquiring romance novelists want to know – how do you mend a broken heart? Or at least – a SCARRED heart? Scarring of heart tissue is a common symptom of
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Arf! Arf! Is that seal trying to tell me something?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. That barking noise seals make is just the BEGINNING of their communication skills! Harbor seals can also imitate sounds, like parrots! And Laura Borda and her team from Max
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Hunt…peck…hunt…peck… This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. I’ve been typing for days – and I’m STILL only halfway through this article! My fingers are ready to fall off! But wait! What if we could type WITHOUT lifting a finger? Francis Willett and team at Stanford
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That first heady sip of coffee–yess! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. I can’t get my day started without my cup of joe! Do other creatures get a boost from a caffeine buzz? Enter Sarah Arnold from the University of Greenwich and team! They wanted
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Come out, come out, wherever you are! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. To treat cancer, first you have to find it –but cancer likes to play hide-and-seek. What if we could spot it easily — like exploring a cave with a flashlight? Nozomi Nishizawa
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Look out, Itchy and Scratchy – we’ve got your number! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Scratching, rubbing, wiggling … being itchy is not fun! It can even be a symptom of serious medical conditions like eczema. You KNOW how itchy you are, but how
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