Latest Loh Downs – Page 164 – The Loh Down On Science

Fish Arms

January 22, 2020 Maria Montchal

Look out, Nemo – there’s a shark on your tail! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Undersea life can be brutal – one quick chomp, and a fish can lose a fin! But some lucky fish can grow them back, including

Liquid Spectacle

January 21, 2020 Jaclyn Beck

Nothing like diving into a good book! But why do they make the print so SMALL??? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Presbyopia, or far-sightedness, is a common problem for (ahem) eyes of a certain age. Bring on the bifocals —

Reading and Righting

January 20, 2020 Bahareh Sorouri

Right is left and left is right…right? Or wrong??! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science Let me explain. We process what we see with the OPPOSITE side of our brain. That is, our LEFT brain interprets what we see on

Telltale Blood

January 17, 2020 Alex Jarnot

ba-BUM…ba-BUM…ba-BUM…listen! Is that a “tell-tale heart?” This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. You’ve seen the crime TV shows. A forensic expert recreates the scene of the crime just by looking at the blood spatters. From this, they solve the case! Well, not so fast, says

Spider Dance

January 16, 2020 Alex Jarnot

Sometimes you gotta risk it for the biscuit! This is Sandra Tsing-Loh, with the Loh Down on Science. Decisions, decisions! Paper or plastic? Bagel or breakfast burrito? Every day, we make these life-or-death decisions. Is this a human-only trait? George Uetz from the University of Cincinnati says, No – spiders

Built-in Deodorant

January 15, 2020 Preeta Pratakshya

Aaah, a great work out! Wait, is that me? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Your morning workout comes with you to work — on your clothes! EVERYONE knows when you’ve been to the gym. But what if your CLOTHES were the deodorant? Filipa Goncalves

Attention Retention

January 14, 2020 Sasha Vyatskikh

Watching the news on your phone? You might be missing out! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with The Loh Down on Science. It’s the information age! We can catch up on the latest news on watches, phones, jumbo flatscreen TVs! But does the SIZE of our gadgets affect our response?

Kitty Antidote

January 13, 2020 Maria Montchal

What goes meow AND achoo? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying allergic cat owners! We LOVE our cuddly feline friends. Yes we do! But what if your HUMAN lover is allergic? Is there a better solution than buying Benadryl by the case? Ebenezer Satyaraj

Prickly Puffers

January 10, 2020 Kendra Walters

I huff, and puff, and say…grow a spine! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Most fish have scales – but not pufferfish! They traded theirs for spines! And for a good reason. When threatened, the pufferfish will PUFF out their spines to twice their normal

Unfolding Mysteries

January 9, 2020 Chloe Groome

Write like an Egyptian… This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. How did ancient Egyptians write their grocery lists? On papyrus! Unfortunately, these valuable texts are often discovered folded up. How can archaeologists unwrap their secrets without completely destroying the fragile scroll? Ask Egyptologist Verena Lepper