The relatively swift adaptability of tiny, acorn-dwelling ants to warmer environments could help scientists predict how other species might evolve in the crucible of global climate change, according to biologists. …read more Source:: Science
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Volcanic activity, declining ocean oxygen triggered mass extinction of ancient organisms
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•Global climate change, fueled by skyrocketing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, is siphoning oxygen from today’s oceans at an alarming pace — so fast that scientists aren’t entirely sure how …read more Source:: Science
As oceans warm, coral reef fish might prefer to move rather than adapt
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•Scientists have new evidence that coral-reef fish — who are capable of adapting to warmer temperatures brought about by global climate change — will probably opt instead to relocate to …read more Source:: Science