Rapid evolution can 'rescue' species from climate change
March 12, 2026
March 12, 2026
ITHACA, New York, March 12 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Rapid evolution can 'rescue' species from climate change
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A potted scarlet monkeyflower would die within a few days without water. But multiple natural populations of the species survived an extreme, four-year drought in California, and researchers now know why: The flowers were rescued by their own rapid evolution.
In the study, published . . .
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Rapid evolution can 'rescue' species from climate change
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A potted scarlet monkeyflower would die within a few days without water. But multiple natural populations of the species survived an extreme, four-year drought in California, and researchers now know why: The flowers were rescued by their own rapid evolution.
In the study, published . . .