Scientists Study Impacts of Acidic Water on Octopuses
Close Recent research conducted at Walla Walla University, by an alliance of researchers from Walla Walla University and La Sierra University, studied the impacts of acidic water on octopuses, possibly bringing new understanding into how activities affect the world and the way the world itself is adjusting in response. According to Physics.org, the study titled, "Impact of Short- and Long-Term Exposure to Elevated Seawater PCO2 on Metabolic Rate and Hypoxia Tolerance in Octopus rubescens" focused on octopuses' metabolic rate to water acidified by carbon dioxide, as well as the "changes it m...