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NASA scientist Claire Parkinson says that, from 2014-2017, Antarctic sea ice rapidly fell to its lowest levels in 40 years, which could trigger a devastating rise in sea levels

Source: New Studies Raise Alarms About the State of Ice in Antarctica

Source: What elements of fine-tuning of our universe (vs. the multiverse) would pass this test of science truth? | Uncommon Descent

Source: Greenland’s Superfast ‘Ice Slides’ Could Be Bad News for Climate Change | Richard Dawkins Foundation

The discovery of a tiny monkey which weighed no more than a pineapple may change scientists’ understanding of how primates evolved. Researchers working in Kenya have found a 4.2 million-year-old

Source: Tiny 4.2 million-year-old monkey discovery casts new light on evolution | The Independent

Apes’ abilities have been unfairly measured, throwing into doubt the assumed belief that human infants are superior to adult chimpanzees, according to a new study by leaders in the field of ape cognition.

Source: Environment, not evolution, might underlie some human-ape differences

From walking trees to floating toads, the far future of nature could be like nothing we’ve seen before.

Source: BBC – Future – Strange evolution: The weird future of life on Earth

CRISPR is thought of as ‘molecular scissors’ used to cut and edit DNA, but researchers are now looking far beyond these applications. In a new comprehensive review, they explore the current state of CRISPR in crops, and how scientists can enhance traditional breeding techniques in nontraditional ways to a growing population in the face of climate change, diseases, and pests.

Source: Comprehensive review of the future of CRISPR technology in crops — ScienceDaily