That’s no illusion! It’s a glowing fish! And I’m Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Why do they glow like that anyway? Is it magic? No… Emily Carr and team at the American Museum of Natural History wanted answers. Using special lights, they spotted biofluorescence, where fish
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Put the sugar on your… dome? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Losing your hair is a real head-scratcher! Minoxidil works, but it doesn’t dissolve in water. Can we make it easier to absorb? Enter Junying Zhang and team at China Pharmaceutical University. They had
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It’s a wonderful life… span? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Around the world, women outlive men. But… is that just a human thing? Enter Johanna Staerk and colleagues at the Max Planck Institute. They studied the lifespans of over FIVE HUNDRED mammals and SIX
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Do houseplants die … with a whimper? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Wilting leaves warn us too late. Farmers need earlier alerts. Could plants be… audible? Enter Lilach Hadany and Yossi Yovel at Tel Aviv University. Their team set up microphones by tomato and tobacco
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Does the perfect pasta sauce come down to… PHYSICS?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Cacio e pepe: it’s just cheese and pepper, how hard can it be? Turns out, deceptively hard! It eludes perfection due to its temperature sensitivity AND precise ingredient ratios. So
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Hey Professor Fido! Tell me, do dogs really know what words actually mean? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Meet Claudia Fugazza, lead researcher on a fetching study of brainy pups. They played with unusually clever dogs! Here, owners used two toy types: tug-of-war “pulls”
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Is the fountain of youth… filled with naked mole-rats? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. For ages, we’ve been slathering creams and botox on our wrinkles. But naked mole-rats? They stay smooth while living ten times longer than lab mice! How?! Yu Chen’s team at
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Does the Keto diet butter up trouble? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Keto promises weight loss by swapping carbs for fat. But what happens to your metabolism when you go full-fat? Enter Molly Gallop and team at the University of Utah. After nine months,
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Ever wish you could disappear? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying… Glassfrogs can! They look nearly see-through while resting on leaves. But how do they hide their bloodflow? What’s the trick? Enter Carlos Taboada and Jesse Delia at Duke University. They used photoacoustic imaging on
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What goes meow AND achoo? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying allergic cat owners! We LOVE our cuddly feline friends. Yes we do! But what if your HUMAN lover is allergic? Is there a better solution than buying Benadryl by the case? Ebenezer Satyaraj
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