Will these amphibious influencers make an IRL comeback? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Axolotls have overtaken the internet with their funky frills. But despite their social media presence, the wilderness lacks-olotl axolotls. Habitat destruction has left under a thousand in the wild. What can
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Is SWELTERING weather MELTING milestones? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Here’s a HOT take, from Jorge Cuartas and team at New York University. They tested if warmer climates affected learning in children. They used surveys from nearly twenty thousand children across six countries. When
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Ugh, still dating that NEANDERTHAL? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Fifty thousand years ago, that was normal! Huh?! Alexander Platt and team at the University of Pennsylvania investigated. These encounters left clues in DNA. Remember: Mothers always pass X chromosomes, while fathers pass X
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Want family photos that will last for millennia?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We’re generating more data than ever. Yet, digital data is at risk of being lost forever due to corrupted hard drives. But Microsoft Research’s Project Silica Team has an idea! They
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Is this mold on a mission? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Could fungi help clean up our plastic pollution mess? Victor Gambarini at the University of Auckland studied a soil fungus called Clonostachys rosea. After looking at all of its genes, his team identified twelve
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Housecats and wild cats speak different languages? You gotta be KITTEN me! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. It’s no secret our pet cats have distinct purrrr-sonalities. But how do they differ from wild cats, like cheetahs or tigers? Enter Danilo Russo and team from
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Did Popeye eat spinach… OR MATCHA! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Green tea is known for its benefits to muscle and metabolic health. Matcha, a powdered form of green tea, packs even more nutrients than traditional loose-leaf green tea. Could that give your workout
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Medicine from SOUND? That’s music to my ears. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. How will non-medication dementia treatments, like music listening, play out? This challenge struck a chord with Naomi Thompson and team from Anglia Ruskin University. At dementia-specialized care centers, music therapists trained staff
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Multicellular life comes in all varieties: Plants, animals, fungi. Godzillas. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. An enormous fossil once THOUGHT to be a fungus is now being reexamined. Is this the “Godzilla of fungus,” as it has been called? Or something entirely NEW? Corentin
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Are we the only animals that play pretend? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. By two years old, we understand imaginary scenarios. This helps us make future plans. As far as we know, no other animals can… or are we just imagining that? Amalia Bastos
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