Nature study: Ocean life may adapt to climate change, but with hidden costs: Scientists lead first-of-its-kind evolution experiment on 23 generations of tiny sea creatures - Science Daily

A new study shows that some ocean animals may be able evolve their way out of troubles caused by climate change -- but at a high cost. By artificially evolving 23 generations of a marine copepod, Acartia tonsa, a team of scientists found that the tiny creatur…

Suppose that we could watch twenty generations of whales or sharks adapting to climate change -- measuring how they evolve and how their biology changes as temperatures and carbon dioxide levels rise… [+4069 chars]

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