Adulting is a Mess!

Dinnertime and I’m in my pajamas … am I still “adulting?” This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. When you hear “adulthood,” what comes to mind? Employment, paying rent, stock options? Probably NOT eating Pop-Tarts for every meal. But how does society define LEGITIMATE adults? Enter

Print Friendly, PDF & Email
Continue reading

Ommm, my bad!

I before E except after C … or is it the other way around? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Feel like you’re making the same mistakes OVER and OVER? Maybe you just need to take a step back … and meditate! Enter Yanli Lin

Print Friendly, PDF & Email
Continue reading

Relephant Evolution

Elephants are sensitive creatures. But when bullied, these giants have THICK skin!  This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Tusks help elephants dig, gather food and defend themselves. But, since tusks are made of precious ivory, they’ve long been used as currency! Increased poaching in Mozambique

Print Friendly, PDF & Email
Continue reading

Singing Seals

Arf! Arf! Is that seal trying to tell me something?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. That barking noise seals make is just the BEGINNING of their communication skills! Harbor seals can also imitate sounds, like parrots!  And Laura Borda and her team from Max

Print Friendly, PDF & Email
Continue reading

Happiest Age

Happiness is ageless! Or is it?? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Forty is the new twenty! Sixty is the new thirty! We humans are fixated on age – or at least on youth. Some think youth and happiness go hand in hand. So, when

Print Friendly, PDF & Email
Continue reading

Trust Me?

Have I told you lately that I trust you? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Remember the Scout Oath? “A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful…” and so on? They were on to something – you might say trust helps the world go ’round! But can

Print Friendly, PDF & Email
Continue reading

Telepathic Computer

Hunt…peck…hunt…peck… This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. I’ve been typing for days – and I’m STILL only halfway through this article! My fingers are ready to fall off! But wait! What if we could type WITHOUT lifting a finger? Francis Willett and team at Stanford

Print Friendly, PDF & Email
Continue reading

Kissing Ants

For ants, EVERY day is Valentine’s Day! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Fun fact – ants are GREAT kissers! Scientists have long been confused about WHY ants swap spit. Are they all just crushin’ on each other?!  Sanja Hakala and team at the University

Print Friendly, PDF & Email
Continue reading

Rx: Love

Can love “ACTUALLY” make the world more beautiful? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Ah, love – it makes us see everything through “rose-colored glasses.” At least, according to the movies. We feel great and life just seems…well, lovelier! But wait – does love REALLY

Print Friendly, PDF & Email
Continue reading