Some birds just can’t resist a midnight serenade…. But why? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Light pollution currently affects nearly a QUARTER of the Earth. And that might be the reason our feathered friends are staying up! Brent Pease and Neil Gilbert from Southern
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Concrete powered homes?! Sounds crazy! Or does it? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Renewable energy demand keeps growing. The challenge is finding cheap and abundant materials. Qi Luo and team at Aarhus University in Denmark have developed cement infused with energy-producing bacteria. The bacteria
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Is there an early warning system for… seizures? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Seizures often strike when potassium levels in the brain suddenly shift. But SPOTLIGHTING these shifts is hard. Potassium moves fast and in amounts too small to track. Until now… Enter Daishun
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Who made the dog’s snout? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Dogs and wolves are distant cousins. But when did they go their own ways? Allowen Evin and Carly Ameen at the University of Exeter sniffed out the answer. They measured the sizes and shapes
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Those who live in glass houses … should get a 3D printer! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. For centuries, glassmaking has relied solely on patiently heating and moulding. Could there be an easier way? Enter Amir Reisinger and team from the Hebrew University of
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Are we finished ruining soda for you? NOPE! Never. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. You know who just LOVES a sweet treat? CANCER! Just ask Lewis C. Cantley and team from Weill Cornell Medicine. They studied mice genetically prone to intestinal tumors. Half the
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Time to take down the Christmas lights… ack! They’re flying! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. The Australian Christmas beetle sparkles like a living ornament. But how?! Laura Ospina-Rozo and team studied several Australian beetle species. They noticed that beetles from hotter, sunnier regions reflect
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Death Valley might need a name change! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. High temperatures can be deadly for plants. But can nature beat the heat? Enter Seung Yon Rhee and team from Michigan State University. They went shrub watching in California’s Death Valley. There,
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Cutting carbon is a global hot potato! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Reports of national carbon emissions often contradict each other. So who’s right? Time for a sky-high referee! Enter Doyeon Ahn and team at Morgan State University. They used satellites to scan carbon
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Could bacteria be… a bright spot? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Ecosystems need the sun for power, and so do we. So what do we do when night falls? Lights out, Shunling Li and team from Kunming University of Science and Technology. They discovered
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