What makes an elephant pack its trunk. . . and leave? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Elephant societies are matriarchal. Mothers and grandmothers lead the way. Sadly, older females are often targeted for their tusks. This leaves their family orphaned! So what happens when poaching removes
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Remember high school graduation? Me neither! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. For most of us, it’s probably just a blur of proud family, music, and speeches! Time has slowly whittled away at our precious mental snapshots. How can we recall our special moments longer? Enter Paul
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Do you want CHEESE on those chili fries? Sounds tempting, but argh, the lactose. . . This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Cheese, ice cream, whipped cream! SO delicious – but not everyone can digest dairy products. Northern Europeans, however, don’t seem to have a
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Why flush valuable healthcare data down the drain? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Morning! You go to the bathroom and EEESH! Something doesn’t look right. Spend an hour on WebMD…or…ask a REAL expert? Enter Seung-min Park and his Stanford University team. They’ve designed technology
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I’m a SUPER-safe driver! But those OTHER guys…! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Driving to work – it’s like a game of Grand Theft Auto! It’s scary how dangerously people drive. Would ROBOTS make the commute safer? Most of us think of ourselves as
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All hail the mighty Viking….climatologists?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. You’re a Viking from the ninth century. NO BEER?! NO FOOD?! Is the world ENDING?! Twelve hundred years ago, Vikings carved a message on a rock– the Rok Runestone. Previously, researchers thought the Rok
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No brains, no gains! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Worn out after a few flights of stairs? Lost your keys AGAIN!? After fifty, our minds and bodies begin coasting downhill. Is there a connection? Boris Cheval and his team at the University of Geneva
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Ever seen a spider get stuck in its OWN web?? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying – nope – it doesn’t happen! But WHY? Just ask the sticky web master, Cribellate spiders! Their web silk is covered with tiny nanofibers that make it EXTRA
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You shouldn’t have! No… really… you shouldn’t have. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Disappointment… NOT the reaction I want after giving a present. Can gift wrap help guarantee love at first sight? Jessica Rixom from the University of Nevada and colleagues thought YES… with
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What if living with OCD could be oh so easy? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Obsessive hand-washing is the norm these days! But for those with obsessive compulsive disorder, repetitive tasks like hand washing can take over their life. Typical OCD treatment comes in
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