More money, more PROBLEMS?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Finances can be …touchy. ESPECIALLY in relationships! Some couples combine their money, while others keep it separate. How do they decide? Enter Michelle Kruger and team from the University of Georgia.
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Fido! What’s dogging you? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. It can be heartbreaking to see your nervous pup pacing restlessly. The brain function of dogs is a big mystery! What’s the key to calm their canine jitters?! Enter Yangfeng Xu and
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Eat better to feel better? Now that’s un-BELLY-lievable! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying… Ever felt upset after a stomach ache? There might be more of a connection than you think. Enter Shanlin Ke and a team from Harvard with a
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Flying under the influence? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We’re not the only creatures that drink alcohol. Birds do too. Over time, some of the sugar in bird feeders and the nectar in flowers ferments into booze. And hummingbirds… drink up to
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How do you catch Z’s. . . in the sea? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. All animals need sleep, even ocean-dwellers. But how do seafaring animals sleep safely from predators? Jessica Kendall-Bar from the University of California, Santa Cruz and team
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Chat GPT? More like Chat MD! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Seeing patients, analyzing test results, writing reports – doctors are busy! Could artificial intelligence websites like Chat GPT help lighten the load? Enter John Ayers from the University of San
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Hey kid, falling asleep at your desk! WAKE UP! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Children have IMMENSE energy one moment. But then, . . . they’re out like a light! But is there something GOOD about that nap? Jianghong Liu from University of Pennsylvania and an international team
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Dinosaurs once ruled the Earth. But how did some get a GRIP on the skies and trees? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. In northeastern China, paleontologists discovered a one-hundred-and-sixty million year old fossil. Trapped inside the rock was a flying pterosaur. With a uniquely
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Besides zombies . . . who ELSE loves BRAINS?? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying… Scientists! For research, they sometimes use brain tissue surgically removed to reduce seizures from epilepsy patients. Usually, the brain cells are tested more than twelve hours AFTER removal. But
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“Make new friends, but keep the old” – but what if you move 10,000 miles away?? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Foxgloves are purple or white bell-shaped flowers native to Europe. They hang off the stem, like fruits, and have short tubes that store
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