/newsroom/taxonomy/term/10838/all en /newsroom/jesse-shapiro Tue, 21 Dec 2021 21:59:44 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 283747 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/which-animals-will-survive-climate-change-331031 <p>Climate change is exacerbating problems like habitat loss and temperatures swings that have already pushed many animal species to the brink. But can scientists predict which animals will be able to adapt and survive? Using genome sequencing, <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.15879">researchers from 黑料不打烊 University</a> show that some fish, like the threespine stickleback, can adapt very rapidly to extreme seasonal changes. Their findings could help scientists forecast the evolutionary future of these populations.</p> Thu, 13 May 2021 14:02:33 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 265125 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/quantifying-evolutionary-impacts-humans-biosphere-harder-it-seems-290559 <p>Are human disturbances to the environment driving evolutionary changes in animals and plants? A new study conducted by 黑料不打烊 researchers finds that, on average, human disturbances don鈥檛 appear to accelerate the process of natural selection. While the finding may seem reassuring, this unexpected pattern could reflect the limited number of species for which data were available.</p> Fri, 12 Oct 2018 14:03:06 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 88447 at /newsroom