{"676842":{"#nid":"676842","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"How Fast Does Evolution Happen?","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEvolution is the process by which a species\u0027 genes or physical appearance changes gradually over time. By the early to mid-20th century, scientists realized that evolution can happen much more quickly than ever realized. Several factors can lead to rapid evolution. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/home\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E Assistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/james-stroud\u0022\u003EJames Stroud\u003C\/a\u003E explains that \u0022evolution is always occurring.\u0022 Stroud and other researchers are using nonnative green iguanas as a case study for rapid evolution. The warm-adapted lizards are known to freeze and fall out of trees during Miami\u0027s infrequent cold snaps.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022What we saw is that some die, but some survive \u2014 and the ones that survive can actually tolerate colder temperatures than the ones we measured before,\u0022 Stroud says. \u0022So it suggests that evolution might be happening.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEvolution is the process by which a species\u0027 genes or physical appearance changes gradually over time. By the early to mid-20th century, scientists realized that evolution can happen much more quickly than ever realized. Several factors can lead to rapid evolution. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/home\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E Assistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/james-stroud\u0022\u003EJames Stroud\u003C\/a\u003E explains that \u0022evolution is always occurring.\u0022 Stroud and other researchers are using nonnative green iguanas as a case study for rapid evolution. The warm-adapted lizards are known to freeze and fall out of trees during Miami\u0027s infrequent cold snaps.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022What we saw is that some die, but some survive \u2014 and the ones that survive can actually tolerate colder temperatures than the ones we measured before,\u0022 Stroud says. \u0022So it suggests that evolution might be happening.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36609","created_gmt":"2024-09-16 20:23:22","changed_gmt":"2024-09-16 20:23:22","author":"acook304","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Live Science","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/planet-earth\/evolution\/how-fast-does-evolution-happen","dateline":{"date":"2024-09-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-09-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"}],"categories":[{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166926","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"},{"id":"173098","name":"animal evolution"},{"id":"1365","name":"biological"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}