12-year-old Lauren Arrington brings some positive attention to Florida with her discovery that venomous, predatory lionfish can survive in bodies of water with low salt content, unlike previously believed. Now she's been credited in the Environmental Biology of Fishes journal for her discovery.

12-Year-Old Girl Studies Lionfish, Makes Scientific Breakthrough

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