(flickr)"The planet is warming, humans are mostly to blame and plants and animals are going to dramatic lengths to cope. That's the consensus of a number of recent studies that used wildlife to gauge the extent of global warming and its effects. While the topic of climate change is contentious -- including whether the planet is actually heating up -- a growing number of documented shifts in traits and behaviors in the wild kingdom is leading many scientists to conclude the world is changing in unnatural ways." (find out more)
- Marmots end their hibernations about three weeks earlier now compared to 30 years ago.
- Polar bears today are thinner and less healthy than those of 20 years ago.
- Many fish species are moving northward in search of cooler waters.
- A fruitfly gene normally associated with hot, dry conditions has spread to populations living in traditionally cooler southern regions.
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