Daily Climate: Acidic ocean water blunts the sense of smell in fish, making them bolder -- perhaps recklessly so, according to a new study offering a glimpse of the oceans of the future.
This is the first time people have been able to test what would happen in 100 years.
- Danielle Dixson, Georgia Tech
The findings suggest that, if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, fish could suffer debilitating behavioral effects.
"If reef fish behavior does not adapt to rising CO2 levels over coming generations,...