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Gotta Learn ‘Em All!

January 24, 2020 Maureen Purcell

I choose YOU, caribou! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Did you know that many kids can recognize more Pokemon species than real ones? Megan Callahan of the University of British Columbia does! That got her wondering – could card games

Bony Mysteries

October 15, 2019 Kendra Walters

Ever thought you had a funny looking toe? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We weren’t always the only human species on Earth. Although we know of a few, archaeologists believe there are still more to discover. Ten years ago, researchers discovered an ancient toe

Bird Peace

September 4, 2018 Priyam Patel

Birds of a feather flock together. Or do they? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Bird fights happen, especially with nests nearby. At best, birds of different species ignore each other. But is that the only way to achieve avian world peace? Meet Allison Johnson

Original Yeast

August 7, 2018 Kellen Kartub

Bread, beer, infections—what’s the common thread? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying, in many cases, it’s yeast. But where did the FIRST yeast start? Meet scientists Gianni Liti from the Université Côte d’Azur and Joseph Schacherer from the Université de Strasbourg. They studied the

Mosquito Mating

January 30, 2018 Loh Down Staff

Can mosquito species tell each other apart? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying: Well, not really. That’s why yellow fever mosquitoes will try to mate with Asian tiger mosquitoes, and vice versa. Enter University of Florida entomologists. They wondered about yellow fever mosquito populations