Smoke and mirrors…it’s not just a magician’s trick! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Cigarettes have a NEW magic trick – THIRD hand smoke! Harmful tobacco pollutants are dirtying up counters and clothes alike! Yet those surfaces were never NEXT to the smoke. How do
What did that jackass just say to me?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. African penguins have been nicknamed “JACKASS” penguins thanks to their donkey-like braying calls. But does their language have anything in common with OUR language? A scientific team led by David Reby
Got germs? Of course you do – they’re EVERYWHERE! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying….how about a lunchbox lifehack? Could the plastic cling wrap you use for leftovers help ward off bacteria? Meet Sarah Imani and colleagues from McMaster University in Canada. They created
It’s been a few months…How are those New Years’ resolutions coming? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Making goals is easy. Sticking with them? Two different beasts! Doing a triathlon- great idea! But, once you start training- yikes! Agata Ludwiczak and a University College London
Fries or chips? Soccer or football? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying… same language – different words! Depends on which side of the pond you’re from. And people from different generations tend to talk differently too. Brendan Johns and Randall Jamieson of the Universities
Forget spelling bees, how about SMELL-ing bees? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Ever notice how certain scents bring up old memories? Franziska Neumann of the University of Freiburg wondered whether smells can help us LEARN better, too. She and her team partnered with two
When it comes to menopause, I’ve got a whale of a tale for you! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Menopause is when a woman can no longer reproduce. But only three animals live for years past menopause: humans, pilot whales, and killer whales. So
Who knew scorpions were fussy about architecture? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Ecologists at Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev can shed some light on the matter. They’re studying holes in the ground – more officially known as burrows. Desert critters burrow to survive
Stressed out over grey hair?! Join the club! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Blonde, brunette, redhead — where do all those shades come from? As our hair grows, pigment-producing stem cells slowly turn into colored cells. BUT over time, we start to see some
Tales from the Crypt… home to PARASITIC WASPS? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Parasites typically target only ONE species at a time. Researchers have assumed the CRYPT-KEEPER, a known parasitic wasp, was no different. Its typical host-du-jour is another wasp called Bassettia pallida… BP
