DING, DING! Bacteria vs….dragonflies?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science… saying The winner… Dragonflies! Their wings are covered with tiny spikes that tear through bacteria like pizza dough! Could we borrow this spiky design to fend off germs? Enter Denver Linklater of Royal Melbourne Institute
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How can we DAM UP against species extinction?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying… LEAVE IT TO BEAVER! Biodiversity worldwide is declining. Freshwater ecosystems are among the hardest hit communities! But one mammal is pulling more than its weight to help out its friends.
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Could we cha cha slide our way to renewable power? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Someone with the right ENERGY (like Cher) can LIGHT up a room! But what about… LITERALLY? Enter Pooi See Lee and team at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University. They studied
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We’ve got chemistry…literally! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. You’ve just clicked with a new friend. It’s easy to SEE why. You think alike, talk alike, even dress alike … but do you SMELL alike? Inbal Ravreby from the Weizmann Institute of Science tried to
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How do you grow a flower on the moon? You planet! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Three, two, one, blast off! Next stop? The Moon! In nineteen sixty-nine, Neil Armstrong was the first human to step on the Moon. Since then, scientists have wondered:
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Exercise? I thought you said EXTRA FRIES! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. After a long run or a heavy lift session, our appetites are often suppressed! Why does that happen? Where’s the beef? Enter Veronica Li and colleagues from Stanford University. They analyzed blood
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Does COVID-19 pass… the smell test? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. You’re feeling stuffed up and warm – with a POUNDING headache! Is it… COVID?! Getting tested is a hassle… But wait!… Your dog knows when you’re sick… what about THE DREADED RONA?! Enter
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Can’t fall asleep without the TV on? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Your eyelids are drooping as you TRY to binge just one more Stranger Things episode. Unfortunately, studies show that sleeping with lights on is linked to diabetes and obesity….. But HOW? Ivy
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Do plants get SUNBURNS?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. It’s great to have some fun in the sun… for humans and vegetation alike! We get some vitamin D, they get some energy to make food… But sunlight on the UV spectrum is dangerous… It
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They say love is a mixtape… of frog songs?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down On Science. We’ve all done crazy things for love, but joining a boy band?! Frogs do something similar during mating season. But if everyone’s doing it… who gets the most groupies? Enter
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