Episodes – Page 34 – The Loh Down On Science

Planting Secrets

January 20, 2023 Stella Moon

Plants and climate change: a love-hate relationship! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Carbon dioxide, or CO2, is a major contributor to climate change. But it’s also a plant food source. When the sun shines, plants turn CO2 into food! So, back when there were

Eye See You

January 19, 2023 Vivek Tyagi

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But what does that MEAN? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. It SEEMS easy to prove we’re seeing the same thing. I see an old blue mug; you see an old blue mug. But do we all

Visible Water

January 18, 2023 Stella Moon

Dream vacation of the future? How about…the Moon! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying, well….someday! Imagine…you’re just finishing your first tour of the lunar surface. All that crater-hopping can make you thirsty! But wait… who packed the water?! NASA’s Casey Honniball says: don’t worry!

Dog Person

January 17, 2023 Carlene Chinn

The dog whisperer.. or the human whisperer!? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Dogs, our best friends. They can help us herd, hunt, and sense our emotions! How are they so smart? Shany Dror and team from Eotvos Lorand University in Hungary wondered how dogs

Elastic Plastic

January 16, 2023 Ellie Andrews

Is it just me, or is it HOT in here? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Ugh! The A-C’s gone out! Isn’t this place insulated? What? They should have used… PLASTIC?! Enter Quan Zhang and Yufeng Wang from Nankai University. They’re experts in polymers –

Lethargic Lizards

January 13, 2023 Racine Rangel

BRRR! Weather report: chilly with a chance of falling LIZARDS?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Like Florida retirees, tropical lizards LOVE the heat! If temperatures get too low, they get cold-stunned and can’t move. They can even fall right out of trees! Recently, South

Right on Time

January 12, 2023 Ellie Andrews

The early bird gets the worm, but how does that make it feel? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Waking up early has advantages. You can make your bed, do laundry… clean the gutters… I guess. But could it also affect your mood as you

Grandma’s Hands

January 11, 2023 Adam Chin

Do grandmas really have a “magic touch” for baking? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Aspen Reese from Harvard wanted to know: can grandma’s actual hands really make a difference? She and her team sent flour to eighteen bakers across North America and Europe. The

Resurrecting Spiders

January 10, 2023 Tiffany Raber

Beware the dead spider robots! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying: “Quick! Grab a shoe”. Ready, aim and…Wack! The spider falls to the ground. Watch as its legs curl. Yuck! Why do they do that!? Enter Te Faye Yap and team from Rice University.

Flower Power Devour

January 9, 2023 Ellie Andrews

Could flower power take a bite out of the energy crisis? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Most plants get their energy from the sun, but carnivorous plants eat ANIMALS! They each have a special way to trap their prey. Could this inspire new energy-harnessing