Can E.T. survive UV?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Other planets are uninhabitable because stars emit intense ultraviolet radiation. This UV radiation is toxic to living organisms, or is it…? Enter Tejinder Singh and team from the Desert Research Institute. They wanted to know
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What if the Big Bang was a… big bite?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Hypothesis: Four billion years ago, a proto-planet, Theia, collided with Earth to form the moon. How do we know that? Enter Qian Yuan and team from Arizona State University. They
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You‘d know if you were drowning, right? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying… WRONG! The feeling of drowning isn’t from lack of oxygen… It’s from too much carbon dioxide. But not for gray seals! HAUH? Enter J. Chris McKnight and team from the University
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Is cannabis…*COUGH COUGH*… the silent killer?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Sure pothead… you can quit “anytime you want.” Riiight… but don’t tell ME “you’ve changed man,” because YOU’VE changed man – internally! Dig this. Drew R. Nannini and team from Northwestern University studied
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Turtle SHELL-FIE! WAVE hello! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Tracking sea creatures in the ocean can help us conserve endangered species. Enter Jessica Harvey-Carroll and team from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. They wanted to better understand sea turtle migration. Using time depth recorders,
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Mic drop!!! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Imagine you couldn’t speak. That’s life for people with ALS and dysarthria – disorders that impair muscular control and speech. Now, enter brain computer interfaces or BCIs. They bypass damaged brain areas and decode neural activity to
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Paging Doctor Bozo! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Send in the clowns – seriously! Hospitals often use them to cheer up kids before scary procedures. Less fear, less pain, faster recovery! But what about sleep? Hospitalized children often feel anxious… could clowns help these
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What’s black and white and… full of toxic sludge? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Imagine the ocean was your home until… it became a murky wasteland. Well, prepare to cry: killer whales off British Columbia are in DEEP trouble. Kiah Lee and team from
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You’re going down, DIABEETUS! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Diet and lifestyle choices are the gold standard for treating diabetes. We know the benefits of low fat, low sugar foods. But how big of a difference can exercise make? Enter Sampath Amaravadi and team
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What do you mean I’m not on the guest list?! I’m Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science! Geez! Like an exclusive club, our brains have a bouncer: the blood-brain barrier or B-B-B. It guards your brain from intruders in your bloodstream. But some diseases can compromise the
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