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When ON neurons fire, a locust can smell an odor. OFF neurons fire once the smell goes away.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022
The surprisingly simple ‘arithmetic’ of smell

Adding and subtracting certain neurons tells researchers whether a locust can smell an odor

Smell a cup of coffee.

Smell it inside or outside, summer or winter, in a coffee shop with a scone — coffee smells like coffee.

Why don’t other smells or different environmental factors get in the way of the experience of smelling individual odors? …

Scientists study the intertidal zone along Oregon shores.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022
Coastal ecosystem being destabilized by climate change

How plants, animals and other life forms respond to a warming planet is critical to human welfare

Ecological communities on the Oregon coast are being subtly destabilized by the pressures of climate change despite giving an appearance of stress resistance, new research by …

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Thu, 27 Jan 2022
The surprisingly simple ‘arithmetic’ of smell

Thu, 27 Jan 2022
Coastal ecosystem being destabilized by climate change

Thu, 27 Jan 2022The surprisingly simple ‘arithmetic’ of smell

Thu, 27 Jan 2022Coastal ecosystem being destabilized by climate change

Thu, 27 Jan 2022
The surprisingly simple ‘arithmetic’ of smell

Thu, 27 Jan 2022
Coastal ecosystem being destabilized by climate change