Are you getting robbed on your run? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Exercise beats back death. But what if you run in dirty air? Does the bad cancel the good? Enter Po-Wen Ku and team from Taiwan and University College London. First, they pooled
Continue reading
Forget trash pandas… Welcome the garbage wolves! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. In Italy, wolves are taking back space – making human interactions more likely. Should we be scared? Ask Martina Lazzoroni and team at University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna. They compared urbanized and
Continue reading
Is your surfboard cracked, bruh? No need to trash it! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Fiberglass is a lightweight, strong material used in a variety of industries. When damaged, the surface remains intact but weak, leading to excess waste. Enter Ibnaj Anni [ib-NAHJ AH-nee]
Continue reading
Meet Nature’s hottest engineers… rivers! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. When river deltas empty into the ocean, they build new land. These landscapes feed ecosystems and protect coastal communities. Can we predict how they’ll grow? Researchers Tian Dong and U.C. Irvine’s Alejandro Tejedor searched
Continue reading
Can’t sleep without your nightlight? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We used to sleep in real darkness. Now? Screens brighten our nights. Could this affect our lifespans? Enter Daniel Windred and team from Flinders University. They studied nearly NINETY THOUSAND British adults over forty.
Continue reading
What’s that inside our livers? Could it be the undead?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. When cells can no longer divide, they die. But sometimes…they become zombies! Scientists call this cellular senescence. In this state, cells release chemicals that can make other cells sick.
Continue reading
Ladies, pass on the sugar. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Here in America, where the high fructose corn syrup diet reigns supreme, diabetes is common. That causes insulin resistance, which prevents sugar breakdown. What can we do about it? Trinitee Oliver and Adjoa Osei-Ntansah
Continue reading
Violets are like ambitious office interns, just waiting to shoot their shot! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Many plants eject their seeds in one big burst. But violets launch seeds one by one. Cheongsan Kim from Seoul National University asked why. Kim found that
Continue reading
A stressful day … If only I could remember it! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Stress affects memory formation. The hippocampus, our brains’ memory center, could show us why. Kai Schüren and team from University of Hamburg tested a hundred people’s memories. Participants first
Continue reading
Look on the bright side – which side is that again? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Modern technologies use light to carry messages. Devices often need multiple layers, some to reflect light and others to transmit it. What if one material could do both?
Continue reading