First person: Why clownfish need darkness

First person: Why clownfish need darkness

Source: wbur

3/15/2023

First person: Why clownfish need darkness

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Emily Fobert is a research fellow at the University of Melbourne in Australia. In the lab, Emily studies how light pollution affects marine life.

MEGHNA CHAKRABARTI: Emily Fobert is a research fellow at the University of Melbourne in Australia, and she studies how humans impact underwater ecosystems, especially when it comes to artificial light. And her work was inspired by a research trip she took in 2017.