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Drone Project Reveals Unexpected CO2 Levels in Rural Areas

Luca McGill, a 13-year-old, designed and flew a custom drone equipped with sensors to measure carbon dioxide levels at varying altitudes. His research, supported by the Society for Science's Junior Innovators Challenge, yielded surprising results: rural areas often exhibited higher ground-level CO2 than urban centers, prompting a re-evaluation of environmental assumptions.

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