My Spidey-sense is tingling! Is there a storm on the way? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Like Spider-Man, spiders release a line of silk and then LEAP into the air. This is called ballooning, and it’s how spiders travel far and wide. Some can
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Quenched Grapes
Could our California grapes be turning into California Raisins? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. As global temperatures rise, the sun is beating down harder than ever on our crops! Like us, grapevines may need more water to replace what’s lost to heat. What amount
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Let it snow or MAKE it snow?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Winter is right around the corner! Time to get your skis waxed and skates sharpened! But what if it doesn’t snow? The problem goes deeper than winter sports. Water scarcity is becoming
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Home runs are really HEATING UP… This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Baseball has seen increasing home runs over the past forty years. Could the secret sauce behind them be climate change ? Christopher Callahan and team from Dartmouth College investigated.
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Look out Percy Jackson, there’s a new lightning thief in town! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. From Greek mythology to Benjamin Franklin, humans have been fascinated by lightning. For centuries, lightning rods have been used to “catch” lightning, preventing fires. Unfortunately, they’re not always
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BRRR! Weather report: chilly with a chance of falling LIZARDS?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Like Florida retirees, tropical lizards LOVE the heat! If temperatures get too low, they get cold-stunned and can’t move. They can even fall right out of trees! Recently, South
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Could our California grapes be turning into California Raisins? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. As global temperatures rise, the sun is beating down harder than ever on our crops! Like us, grapevines may need more water to replace what’s lost to heat. What amount
Continue readingLethargic Lizards
BRRR! Weather report: chilly with a chance of falling LIZARDS?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Like Florida retirees, tropical lizards LOVE the heat! If temperatures get too low, they get cold-stunned and can’t move. They can even fall right out of trees! Recently, South
Continue readingMake it Snow
Let it snow or MAKE it snow?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Winter is right around the corner! Time to get your skis waxed and skates sharpened! But what if it doesn’t snow? The problem goes deeper than winter sports. Water scarcity is becoming
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Oh boy: is yet more freak weather coming our way? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. When clouds are overloaded with water vapor, it rains. But warm air can hold a lot more water than cooler air. So increased heat can create bigger water bombs.
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