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CLIMATEWIRE | New research has revealed an unexpected consequence of climate change. Some crabs are losing their sense of smell. As more carbon dioxide seeps into the ocean and the water becomes more acidic, it's degrading one of the most important senses they use to find food. That could cause their populations to decline. The study, published Tuesday in the journal Global Change Biology, focuses on the economically important Dungeness crab, which dwells up and down the West Coast of North America. Dungeness crabs make…