To the moon and beyond! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. To support life on the moon, oxygen is crucial! But there are no plants for photosynthesis. What can we do?! Enter Yingfang Yao from Nanjing University and team. They analyzed a sample of moon-dirt
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Do plants get SUNBURNS?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. It’s great to have some fun in the sun… for humans and vegetation alike! We get some vitamin D, they get some energy to make food… But sunlight on the UV spectrum is dangerous… It
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UGH! Stuck at ANOTHER red light! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Don’t you just HATE stop-and-go traffic? It’s not only frustrating, it increases fuel use and emissions! That’s a lose-LOSE! Could SELF-DRIVING vehicles offer a solution? Enter Vindula Jayawardana and Cathy Wu from the
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A spoonful of sugar helps us say, “Fake medicine, you’re GOING DOOOWN!” This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Many of us depend on essential medications to keep us healthy. But counterfeit drugs–those marketed as name brand and genuine, but not–abound. ! How can we be
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