Home runs are really HEATING UP… This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Baseball has seen increasing home runs over the past forty years. Could the secret sauce behind them be climate change ? Christopher Callahan and team from Dartmouth College investigated.
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Creepy crawlies… to the rescue?? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying… LEECHES! Dark, slimy, and definitely gross. BUT, they’ve had their uses in medicine for hundreds of years. Are there any other types of worm that could help us? Researchers from
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Primordial soup? Yum! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Scientists propose that life on earth started as a warm primordial puddle of life-sustaining compounds. But HOW? Zhong Yin and team from ETH Zurich and the University of Geneva wanted to find out.
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It’s a bird… it’s a plane… It’s Oumuamua!!! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. In 2017, astronomers detected the first interstellar object passing through our solar system. Oumuamua! They couldn’t tell if it was an asteroid or comet, but either way, it sped
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There’s a new way to record brain WEAVES! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Technology is due for some long-needed renovations. Some cameras don’t recognize the darker skin tones of Black people. There’s medical equipment that diagnoses sleep disorders and epileptic seizures. To
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Is your health… literally in the toilet?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Imagine taking 40 HUGE PILLS in two days. That’s what people with intestinal infections have to do sometimes. And inside those pills? Healthy gut microbes from POOP. Why would anyone
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Who do you think would win a chess game? You or … an octopus? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Humans and octopuses both possess exceptional intelligence when compared to other animals. But how similar are we really? Researchers from the Stazione
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Are we friends… or… ANTI-FRIENDS?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Humans are constantly interacting with others. And first impressions matter! When you see someone again, how does your brain recognize whether your past interactions were good or bad? Enter Eunji Kong
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Mutation spotted! Evolve, you cheeky monkey! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. From swinging through trees to driving through concrete jungles, we’ve come a long way from our primate ancestors! But our genes connect us! Could analyzing primate genomes help us understand human
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Everyone loves a wrapped gift, but what about your cells? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. When germs invade your body, your immune cells are the first lines of defense. But, they can overreact and damage YOUR OWN body. Drug therapies can suppress
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