Pop quiz: What hops. . . and glows? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We’ve told you about glowing platypuses in Australia. And there are possums in the Americas that glow too! This glow-in-the-dark feature is called biofluorescence. Where else in the world can we
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Could the trick to staying sharp be found in the vitamin aisle? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Dementia and diseases like Alzheimer’s impair memory and thinking for millions of people worldwide. Is there anything we can do to fight back? Enter Maryam Ghahremani and
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Could the key to cheaper medication be… gold?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Many medications, like insulin, are expensive to produce due to costly purification steps. Today’s purification techniques are also slow. How can we speed things up? Enter Caroline McCue and team from
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Valley girls and whales unite! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Certain whales use echolocation clicks to catch prey. Despite being an important skill, scientists weren’t really sure how they made the sound. What’s the source of the clicking? Peter Madsen from Aarhus University
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Can we take a lunch break? I’m so HANGRY This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We all look forward to eating. But why? We know that animals can anticipate food, but it’s never been shown in humans. Could HANGER prove that we do it too?
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That body language seems somehow… FISHY! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Confident strides, head held up high OR hunched back, looking for cracks in the pavement? The way we move says a lot about our personalities! Is this also true for ANIMALS? Joseph Bailey
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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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Architects should take tips from… chameleons?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Chameleons change color to maintain ideal body temperature. If only our houses could do the same! We’d save so much money! Wait… is that … possible? Well, Chenxi Sui and team from Duke
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Common plastic items like food and beverage containers CAN be recycled. But is the juice always worth the SQUEEZE? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Our oceans and landfills are overflowing with plastic waste. Hundreds of millions of tons are produced each year. Recycling can
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Not eating affects our mood, but what about our brains? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. As we age, our cognitive abilities slowly decline. This impacts memory, learning, decision making, attention, and other things I can’t quite remember. What we do know? Low access to
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