introduction & clownfish.

Hi, I'm Stephanie. I'm fifteen years old and a sophomore in high school. I think science is pretty interesting, but it really depends on what we're doing. I love labs and experiments, rather than learning from a book. 


Yesterday, our class did a lab about chemical reactions and what was interesting was that the liquid changed color or the temperature changed when you added a certain item. It was exciting watching the substances change as they mix together.


Today, we are at the library, finding something interesting in a magazine. I read about clown fish and how the scientists believe that fish are becoming deaf and in danger because of the gas in seawater which created carbonic acid, changing the pH levels. Since clown fish are only a few centimeters long, many other fish in the ocean are their predators and if they are deaf, they would not be able to hear their predator coming. It takes away one of their senses. Researchers, though, don't think the acid affects the fish at all. Hopefully, if it is true that they're becoming deaf, it won't danger the clown fish in any way...


Reference: Science News, July 2, 2011, Volume 180, No. 1, p. 12, "Be more afraid, young clownfish"