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Episodes
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    Do you ever think your sibling comes from a different species entirely?

    Ant Clones
    Do you ever think your sibling comes from a different species entirely?

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    Apple
    Ever heard of Goldilocks and the three… black holes?!

    Medium Black Hole
    Ever heard of Goldilocks and the three… black holes?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse … DYING?!

    Star-Crossed Friends
    Is Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse … DYING?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Ever wish you could stop a disease before it starts?

    Multiple Sclerosis Detectives
    Ever wish you could stop a disease before it starts?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Uh-oh! Follow request from Mom - should you accept?

    Social Inheritance
    Uh-oh! Follow request from Mom - should you accept?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Wash your STOMACH out with soap?!

    Lather Up
    Wash your STOMACH out with soap?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Happy Houseplant Appreciation Day!

    Night Gardening
    Happy Houseplant Appreciation Day!

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    Apple
    Forget Inauguration Day, what about the politics of… parking tickets?

    The Politics of Parking Tickets
    Forget Inauguration Day, what about the politics of… parking tickets?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Fuzzies? Yes! Sneezies? NO!

    Purr-venting a Sneeze
    Fuzzies? Yes! Sneezies? NO!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Not many holidays in January, but—ah—happy Mel Gibson’s birthday!

    Blue War Paint for Everyone!
    Not many holidays in January, but—ah—happy Mel Gibson’s birthday!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Lights, camera… neural action!

    Mind Movies
    Lights, camera… neural action!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Happy 2025!  Oof da—  Have you heard about Norway’s Doomsday Vault?

    On Ice
    Happy 2025!  Oof da—  Have you heard about Norway’s Doomsday Vault?

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    How do bacteria stay alive and relevant? They make sure they're well-cultured!

    Viruses Can Help Us
    How do bacteria stay alive and relevant? They make sure they're well-cultured!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Yawn! I’m tired, and also… sad?

    Sad Snoozers
    Yawn! I’m tired, and also… sad?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Defibrillation in my circulation? Hotwire my heart!

    Shocking Hearts
    Defibrillation in my circulation? Hotwire my heart!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Look what the cat dragged in! Ewww...

    Foodie Felines
    Look what the cat dragged in! Ewww...

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Why do biceps get so much recognition? Because they’re flex-perts!

    Best Bicep Breakthrough
    Why do biceps get so much recognition? Because they’re flex-perts!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    More treatments for depression? SPINE-ally!

    No Sad Spines
    More treatments for depression? SPINE-ally!

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    Apple
    SOS! Invasion of the… yellow… star… thistles?!

    Sneaky Species
    SOS! Invasion of the… yellow… star… thistles?!

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    Apple
    Hey! Where’s the beef in that coral reef?

    Reefs That Protect
    Hey! Where’s the beef in that coral reef?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    A vaccine for bees? You're POLLEN my leg.

    Bee Safe Vaccinate
    A vaccine for bees? You're POLLEN my leg.

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    Apple
    Could matcha make your day a little more ‘TEA-rrific’?

    Matcha is Tea-riffic!
    Could matcha make your day a little more ‘TEA-rrific’?

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    Apple
    We’ve got chemistry…literally!

    Scents and Sensibility
    We’ve got chemistry…literally!

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    Apple
    When talking to animals, don’t get HORSE!

    Hoofed Hollering
    When talking to animals, don’t get HORSE!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh