Cosmic Soup

SOS! Mars needs Miso! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Astronauts typically eat freeze-dried meals. They’re stable, nutritious, and…. BLAND! PLUS, space dulls taste buds. How can astronauts get their savory, umami flavors back? MIT’s Maggie Coblentz and team were on the case! They asked

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Under Pressure

“In a world of zero gravity, you won’t BELIEVE your eyes!”  This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Here on earth, our blood knows how to go where it belongs. But because astronauts live in zero gravity, nothing is pulling blood to their lower bodies. Over

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Under Pressure

“In a world of zero gravity, you won’t BELIEVE your eyes!”  This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Here on earth, our blood knows how to go where it belongs. But because astronauts live in zero gravity, nothing is pulling blood to their lower bodies. Over

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