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Old, cold moss grows again

By Stephen Ornes / June 6, 2013

Mighty_Moss

Scientists prod new growth from a plant buried for centuries

Posted in Plants | Tagged Arctic Circle, biology, C14, Canada, carbon, carbon-14, Catherine La Farge, elements, Ellesmere Island, getinvolved, glacier, Little Ice Age, moss, nitrogen, radioactivity, radiocarbon dating, topstories, University of Alberta

When the nose no longer knows

By Roberta Kwok / December 13, 2012

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

Posted in Animals | Tagged animal behavior, behavior, carbon dioxide, clown fish, CO2, copper, Danielle Dixson, dottyback, feature, fish, GABA, Göran Nilsson, James Cook University, Jen McIntyre, Kate de la Haye, Keith Tierney, neurons, nose, Ocean acidification, olfaction, Philip Munday, Plymouth University, Puyallup Research and Extension Center, rockcod, salmon, Schreckstoff, Senses, smell, topstories, University of Alberta, University of Oslo, Washington State University