12 Year Old's School Project Gets Published As Scientific Paper

Ryo Shibata is a 12 year old elementary school student and his research was published in Ecology, one of the most prestigious scientific journals. This is his story :)

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0:00 Intro
0:46 How It All Began
4:49 Ryo's Research
8:51 Why Are Rhino Beetles On Ash Trees?
11:44 Where is Ryo Now?
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Sources:

www.researchgate.net/publication/352908759_Host-Dependent_Variation_in_the_Circadian_Activity_Patterns_of_a_Rhinoceros_Beetle
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.12.25.573284v1.full.pdf
hugkum.sho.jp/392148
www.researchgate.net/publication/352908759_Host-Dependent_Variation_in_the_Circadian_Activity_Patterns_of_a_Rhinoceros_Beetle?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIiwicGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIn19

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