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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Annika Hammerschlag

Climate change is outpacing evolution. Scientists are using DNA to catch up

Climate Solution Rebuilding Species - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Evolution works over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster.

That mismatch is killing some of the planet’s most vital ecosystems, from California’s towering redwoods to the seagrass meadows along its coast, both of which store vast amounts of carbon and support complex webs of life.

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