Being “Best in Show” may not be so glamorous! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Smushed faces, funny snorts – pugs are so cute! But like many purebred dog breeds, they have a lot of health problems. These include decreased puppy survival and increased risk
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GRRR!!! Keep your distance! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying… Is that MY stomach growling? Sorry, I’m just hungry! But for crabs, that sound could mean they’re HANGRY! Think hungry AND angry! Enter Jennifer Taylor from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and colleagues. They study
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Too hot! Too cold! Just right…?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Just like the Three Bears, I love a brisk walk on a chilly morning! But when I start to sweat – off comes my jacket! Brrr, now it’s TOO cold! Where’s the JUST
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Dinnertime and I’m in my pajamas … am I still “adulting?” This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. When you hear “adulthood,” what comes to mind? Employment, paying rent, stock options? Probably NOT eating Pop-Tarts for every meal. But how does society define LEGITIMATE adults? Enter
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I before E except after C … or is it the other way around? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Feel like you’re making the same mistakes OVER and OVER? Maybe you just need to take a step back … and meditate! Enter Yanli Lin
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Elephants are sensitive creatures. But when bullied, these giants have THICK skin! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Tusks help elephants dig, gather food and defend themselves. But, since tusks are made of precious ivory, they’ve long been used as currency! Increased poaching in Mozambique
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Arf! Arf! Is that seal trying to tell me something?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. That barking noise seals make is just the BEGINNING of their communication skills! Harbor seals can also imitate sounds, like parrots! And Laura Borda and her team from Max
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Happiness is ageless! Or is it?? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Forty is the new twenty! Sixty is the new thirty! We humans are fixated on age – or at least on youth. Some think youth and happiness go hand in hand. So, when
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Have I told you lately that I trust you? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Remember the Scout Oath? “A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful…” and so on? They were on to something – you might say trust helps the world go ’round! But can
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Hunt…peck…hunt…peck… This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. I’ve been typing for days – and I’m STILL only halfway through this article! My fingers are ready to fall off! But wait! What if we could type WITHOUT lifting a finger? Francis Willett and team at Stanford
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