Bat-ting the Distance

Down with a cold?  Don’t worry, stay batty! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Feeling under the weather? Nothing beats curling up in bed! Hanging out with friends can wait — we don’t want them getting sick too! But what do OTHER social animals do

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Erotic Economics

“For richer or for poorer” — beyond marriage vows, does this also fuel. . . PASSION?  This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Valentine’s Day is upon us! LOVE is in the air. You might celebrate by SMOOCHING with someone special. But why do people meld

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Fido’s Feelings

FIIIIDDDOOO I’m home!! How about a kiss!  This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science.  Seeing long lost friends and family can bring on the waterworks! But what about our furry four-legged friends? Do our dogs have a tearful reunion when they greet us at the door? 

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Muddy Boots

You kids better not track that mud into the house! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science…remembering something my mother used to say. Or more like, yell! But science asks: Could dirt actually be GOOD for you? Marja Roslund from the University of Helsinki, Finland and

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Man’s BFF

Dogs really are the ulti-mutt pets! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Anything feels PAW-sible when you have a dog by your side. But why do these furry friends feel so attached to US? Anders Bergström from the Francis Crick Institute in London and an

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Diamonds in a Hurry!

Diamonds are forever…and take forever to make! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Diamonds — SO divine! But they take billions of years to form and mining is dangerous. Who can wait that long for luxury? Dougal McCulloch and colleagues at R-M-I-T University in Melbourne,

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Just a Pinch

Dentist fraidycats. .. unite! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We all tolerate pain differently. A prick for one person could be a stab for others. How can doctors know how much pain you are ACTUALLY feeling? Sure, they could just ask you. But Andrew

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Buzzing Cities

Why does this place have so much BUZZ anyway?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science.  Would you rather live in an empty lot, full of scraggly shrubs, or a beautiful urban garden? WAIT, plot twist… you’re a BEE. Where would you make your bee-home in

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Doppelgänger DNA

Who was the star in Black Swan? Natalie Portman or Keira Knightly?  This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science.  Doppelgangers are people who look alike, but aren’t related! We might see these look-alikes in our real lives. Even celebrities have them!  But do these duos share

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Watery Windows

Electric bill got you sweatin’? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science… saying… Open the blinds! Windows let in natural light …… but also HEAT. Then you have to spend MORE MONEY cooling your house. Why don’t they make BETTER windows?! Jia Fu from Wuhan University

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