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Friendly Fowl

August 9, 2024 Paula Gardner

Is what’s good for the goose… good for the farmer? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We’ve been raising chickens for over four thousand years. But were they our first feathered friends? Masaki Eda from the University of Hokkaido and team went on a

Underage Volcano

June 11, 2019 Kellen Kartub

Don’t erupt — but is that a fake I.D.?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Taupo is an active volcano in New Zealand. But scientists can’t pin down its age! The usual method is to carbon date nearby trees that perished during the eruption. All