You shouldn’t have! No… really… you shouldn’t have. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Disappointment… NOT the reaction I want after giving a present. Can gift wrap help guarantee love at first sight? Jessica Rixom from the University of Nevada and colleagues thought YES… with
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Ah, the hustle and bustle of the city…under the sea! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Coral reefs aren’t just colorful. They are also LOUD! A healthy reef reverberates with munching fish and scuttling shrimp. But when reefs are damaged? Silence! Like hipsters flocking
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Sleep long, stay STRONG?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Grizzly bears — “Sleeping Beauties” of the animal world! They hibernate all winter with NO FOOD. But come springtime, bears emerge from their dens, strong as ever. For we humans, however, even short bed rest
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Are you a junk food junkie – literally? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Can’t get enough of those Twinkies? It might not JUST be about the fluffy cake and creamy filling. Eating junk food makes us crave even MORE snacks between meals! But WHY?
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[siiiiiighhh] Dirty dishes in the sink – AGAIN! When will someone clean that up!? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying – someone ELSE, I mean! Stepping up is tough! Whether it’s housework, stopping bullies, or giving blood, no one wants to be the first.
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Which came first – the white egg or the brown egg? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. There’s a reason we wear white after Memorial Day! Dressing in lighter colors helps keep us cool. Bird eggs do the same thing. Light-colored shells keep the embryo
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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
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Look! It’s a bird… it’s a plane… it’s RoboBee! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Drones help us explore areas we can’t get to on foot. But the bulkier the drone, the more difficult and dangerous to fly. So smaller IS better! But microdrones can’t
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Hugs, not drugs. Wait, I mean, bugs on drugs! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. If you get sick, your doctor might write you a prescription. But not everyone responds to medicines in the same way. Prescriptions can be guess-and-check – expensive, and possibly even
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Ever thought you had a funny looking toe? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We weren’t always the only human species on Earth. Although we know of a few, archaeologists believe there are still more to discover. Ten years ago, researchers discovered an ancient toe
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