nomascus

nomascus, 2 months ago to Neuroscience German

New paper on African mole-rat hearing:

Contrary to a recent study, we show that these rodents indeed have otoacustic emissions and their pattern highlights specializations for low frequency hearing (acoustic fovea) in common and naked mole-rats.

https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1iohY1M5IZkBhV

#zoology #rodent #neuroscience

nomascus, 1 year ago to random German

A science "fact" that many people are now familiar with is that trees nourish each other - preferably their own offspring - via fungal networks. However, the evidence for this is almost non-existent:

https://undark.org/2023/05/25/where-the-wood-wide-web-narrative-went-wrong/

"Among peer reviewed papers published in 2022, fewer than half the statements made about the original field studies could be considered accurate."

An important lesson about distortion and misinformation in scientific practice and communication.

#scicomm