Are raccoons evolving right under our noses? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. As cities grow, wild animals may be changing alongside us. Does that mean they’re… domesticating?!? Enter Artem Apostolov and team at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock. They compared skulls of raccoons
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Who made the dog’s snout? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Dogs and wolves are distant cousins. But when did they go their own ways? Allowen Evin and Carly Ameen at the University of Exeter sniffed out the answer. They measured the sizes and shapes
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Got a rodent problem? Here’s some GNAW-ledge to sink your teeth into! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Doctors Anderson Feijó and Alyssa Stringer at the Field Museum of Natural History gave us a SQUEAK peek into urban evolution. Skulls of rodents living in Chicago
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Genetically stylish heads rock the most fashionable hats! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Have you ever wondered why people’s heads are shaped differently? The portion of the skull that protects the brain is the cranial vault. Its shape is inheritable and can have implications
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