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Environment
Research is underestimated by the biocher carbon storage capacity by the evaluation method of outdated.
Credit: IQBAL FAROOZ of Pexels Bi Chart, a charcoal material derived from plant biomass, has long been welcomed as a promising tool for removing carbon dioxide. However, new research by researchers at Stanford University emphasizes serious problems. The current method for evaluating the potential of carbon storage of bi -charcoal may significantly underestimate its true environmental advantages. This paper, published…
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Biology
Underestimated female tutors: Zebra finch mothers coach their sons to sing better
Female zebra finches play a far more active and crucial role in shaping their sons’ singing abilities than previously thought: They call in response to their son’s vocal exercises, which activates a neural circuit in the male brain. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53251-z In the world of zebra finches, males singing, and females were thought to just listen. But…
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Environment
North Sea oil pollution is ‘significantly underestimated’, new report suggests
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Growing up in Aberdeen, Scotland, the shadow of the Piper Alpha disaster loomed large over our community. A tragic explosion on an oil drilling platform in 1988 claimed the lives of 167 people. At that time, I was fortunate not to know about the impact that disaster would have on the ecosystem. However, the 670 tonne…
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