Nature can heal itself? LLAMA tell you how! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Glaciers are melting rapidly worldwide, leaving behind harsh environments without plant and animal life. The poor soil conditions prevent new ecosystems from developing for decades. Could animals help speed up this
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Wanna better cup of joe? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. You’ve just rushed out the door after filling your coffee tumbler and – BLECH! Why does this homebrew taste so YUCKY? Grinding coffee beans produces static electricity. This causes clumping and a diluted taste.
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A cure for diabetes? So you’re telling me there’s a chance? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Type one diabetes is a debilitating illness caused by a malfunction in the body’s defense system. The body attacks its own insulin-producing cells; these control blood sugar, our
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Home runs are really HEATING UP… This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Baseball has seen increasing home runs over the past forty years. Could the secret sauce behind them be climate change ? Christopher Callahan and team from Dartmouth College investigated.
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How do you catch Z’s. . . in the sea? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. All animals need sleep, even ocean-dwellers. But how do seafaring animals sleep safely from predators? Jessica Kendall-Bar from the University of California, Santa Cruz and team
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Does a bear…CLOT in the woods? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Prolonged inactivity–like LONG flights–can increase the risk of harmful blood clots in humans. Interestingly, bears that hibernate for MONTHS, don’t share this same risk. Why? Enter Manuela Thienel from the University Hospital of
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Are junk foods HIJACKING your brain!? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Junk food can be irresistible. But are we BORN with this preference, or is it something we LEARN? Sharmili Thanarajah from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research and team investigated. Researchers
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Can cats help us create the PURRR-fect hairbrush? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Our feline friends are some of nature’s most fastidious groomers. Tool of choice? Their tongues! What makes them such good cleaning tools? Alexis Noel and David Hu from Georgia Institute of
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Hello darkness, my old friend. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Sleep helps us learn, focus, and recover. Light is nature’s alarm clock. And a good one at that! Even a tiny bit can keep us from catching our Z’s. Would sleeping in total darkness
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Feeling stressed? Let out a sigh! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Stress and worry are unavoidable. In the right amounts, these feelings can actually be good. But too much can leave us feeling overwhelmed or exhausted. Could we ease our stress in a simple,
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