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How salmon find their way home

February 8, 2013by Lindsey Reiser 1 Comment

First pigeons, now sockeye salmon. It seems more animals are using cues radiating from the earth to navigate. While homing pigeons are now thought to use infrared sound waves to […]

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Blind sea lion pup gets a new home at the Shedd

January 16, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Twenty-month-old Cruz can’t see, so he’ll need to rely on the staff at the Shedd Aquarium to be his eyes. The pup was just introduced at the aquarium this week […]

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Animals, Our Environment, Science in Chicago, Science News

A fishy situation

December 27, 2012by Lindsey Reiser 1 Comment

It’s no secret that as Americans, we play with our food… genetically, that is. The monster-sized salmon bred by AquAdvantage is apparently okay for us to eat, but there are other […]

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