Science News for Kids » CO2 http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 When the nose no longer knows http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/pollution-can-endanger-aquatic-animals-by-damaging-their-sense-of-smell/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/pollution-can-endanger-aquatic-animals-by-damaging-their-sense-of-smell/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:40:03 +0000 Roberta Kwok http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15131 Clown fish raised in acidified waters don’t respond properly to smells. For example, they swim toward the scent of a predator instead of away from it. Credit: Simon Foale, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

Pollution can endanger aquatic animals by damaging their sense of smell]]> Clown fish raised in acidified waters don’t respond properly to smells. For example, they swim toward the scent of a predator instead of away from it. Credit: Simon Foale, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

Pollution can endanger aquatic animals by damaging their sense of smell]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/pollution-can-endanger-aquatic-animals-by-damaging-their-sense-of-smell/feed/ 0 Exhaled air: A problem in buildings? http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/exhaled-air-a-problem-in-buildings/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/exhaled-air-a-problem-in-buildings/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 02:30:50 +0000 Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14513 Classrooms are one environment where carbon dioxide levels can be high. They’re also one of the last places anyone would want to risk harming reasoning abilities and thought processes. Credit: iStockphoto

New studies suggest carbon dioxide that accumulates in classrooms could limit how well the brain processes information, lead to more student absences]]> Classrooms are one environment where carbon dioxide levels can be high. They’re also one of the last places anyone would want to risk harming reasoning abilities and thought processes. Credit: iStockphoto

New studies suggest carbon dioxide that accumulates in classrooms could limit how well the brain processes information, lead to more student absences]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/exhaled-air-a-problem-in-buildings/feed/ 0