Run, run! I can almost see the CHEESE at the end of the tunnel?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. What motivates you to work out? Is it the abs you imagine after a few months? Or the pizza you imagine after you’re done? Imagination
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Bringing ancient species BACK TO LIFE? As ROBOTS? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Fossils show us what the first animals looked like. Being able to recreate them is a window into the incredible world of ancient species. What could they teach us about evolution?
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Is it just me, or does being in nature make us feel more…rooted? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Flowers, trees, and everything in between is what researchers call, greenspace! It feels refreshing to visit a park or garden, but are those benefits PROVEN? Tytti
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The future of medicine is TINY! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Modern medicines are powerful, but getting them where they’re needed most can be a pain. What if you had a needle small enough to inject into individual cells? Enter Joseph Kreitz and team
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Time to put your Tesla to the test! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Do more electric cars on the road mean less pollution? FIRST, we need to know how much they’re driven! Enter Lujin Zhao and team from George Washington University. Researchers analyzed over
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Anyone got a tissue around here? *SNIFFLE* This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Crying. Babies, teenagers, and adults do it. Do tears have a purpose, besides getting tissues wet? Shani Agron and team from the Weizmann Institute of Science investigated. They collected tears from six
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Which pet is PURR-fect for everyone? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Everyone knows cats are better than dogs because they’re so low maintenance… right? Actually, cats have health issues too. Kidney disease is a big one. Why? Healthy mammals have a support protein called
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Why did the chicken cross the road? And HOW did it avoid getting run over? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Everyone loves the idea of wildlife bridges to get critters safely past highways. But if you build it, will they ACTUALLY come? Russell Stewart
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Go dust yourself off; you might be carrying some SENSITIVE information! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. AACHOO! Phew… dust really triggers our allergies. But what if dust from your phone could tell people where you’ve been?? Ask Dr. Jennifer Young from Flinders University and
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These glasses help you see… with your ears! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Blindness affects about thirty-nine million people worldwide. This can make daily life more difficult! Can technology help? Enter Howe Yuan Zhu and team from the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. They
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