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Philip "Rick" Henika
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“Carbon dioxide levels in the ocean are increasing today at a rate which, when appropriately re-scaled, is similar to rates of carbon-cycle change that are just lower than those associated with major extinction events in the past,” Rothman says. news.mit.edu/2026/when-en...

news.mit.eduWhat happens when environmental change outpaces life’s ability to adapt?Researchers modeled the connection between evolutionary adaptation and the pace of environmental change at the global scale, and showed how the relationship between these two things can determine life...