Those who live in glass houses … should get a 3D printer! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. For centuries, glassmaking has relied solely on patiently heating and moulding. Could there be an easier way? Enter Amir Reisinger and team from the Hebrew University of
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Death Valley might need a name change! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. High temperatures can be deadly for plants. But can nature beat the heat? Enter Seung Yon Rhee and team from Michigan State University. They went shrub watching in California’s Death Valley. There,
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Could bacteria be… a bright spot? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Ecosystems need the sun for power, and so do we. So what do we do when night falls? Lights out, Shunling Li and team from Kunming University of Science and Technology. They discovered
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Who knows what secrets lie deep below the shadowy water? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. So, what’s lurking in a lake’s muddy bottom? Minerals! They quietly keep aquatic ecosystems running. But studying them? Not so quiet… or easy. Enter Mason Thackston and team from
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Which came first: the chicken… or the T-Rex? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Sixty-five million years ago, the Tyrannosaurus Rex was North America’s apex predator. But… who was king BEFORE the king? Enter Darla Zelenitsky and Jared Voris from the University of Calgary. They
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Man, your bad breath is MAMMOTH! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Over a million years ago, woolly mammoths roamed the earth. They’re extinct now, and while fossils preserve the shape and size, most DNA is lost. Not all of it, though… Enter Benjamin Guinet
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