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Polar bears adapted to the Arctic only 70,000 years ago

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The Arctic is not the most welcoming place on Earth. Some Arctic animals like reindeer have some genetic adaptations to help them thrive there, and one of the region’s top predators is no exception. Scientists are teaming up when polar bears (Ursus maritimus) may have evolved some of the genes that separate them from brown … Read more

Extreme weather will hit 70% of people in next 20 years, study warns: ScienceAlert

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Nearly three in four of us will face extreme weather changes within the next two decades, a new study predicts. “At best, we calculate that the rapid changes will affect 1.5 billion people,” says physicist Bjørn Samset of the Center for International Climate Research (CICERO) in Norway. This lower rating will only be achieved by … Read more