FORE! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Golf courses need pesticides to maintain lush playing greens. Pesticide exposure has been linked to Parkinson’s disease – a brain disorder affecting movement. Could living near a golf course put your health in the rough? Enter Brittany Krzyzanowski
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Hey dude, it’s time for some weed. . . KILLING. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Pesky weeds are a problem for gardeners and farmers. Chemical-based herbicides work, but they’re so bad for the environment! Enter Amina Hadayat and team from Huazhong Agricultural University in
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Is zebra print magical? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. It’s been said that a zebra is just a horse in striped pajamas! But WHY do zebras have stripes? Past studies have shown they DON’T regulate body temperature or confuse predators. So, what’s the use?
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Paper, plastic, and… cigarette butts? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Urban birds scrounge up people’s trash to build their nests. No butts about it! Just like cigarettes aren’t good for you or me, they aren’t good for baby birds! But mama birds prefer them
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If you can’t stand the heat… Stay off of my grass? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. The grasslands in the United States are looking a little THIN these days! Conservationists are sowing new seeds to fatten up our amber waves of grain. Unfortunately, the
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