Against the Tide: Fish Quickly Adapt to Lethal Levels of Pollution

Against the Tide: Fish Quickly Adapt to Lethal Levels of Pollution 12/12/2016 09:51 AM EST Evolution is allowing some urban fish to survive in a lethal, human-altered environment, according to new results published in the journal Science. While environmental change is outpacing the rate of evolution for many other species, Atlantic killifish living in four polluted East Coast estuaries turn out to be remarkably resilient. These fish have adapted to levels of highly toxic industrial pollutants that would normally kill them. The killifish is up to 8,000 ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=190457&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News and Discoveries item. This e-mail update was generated automatically based on your subscription to the category listed above. Some updates may belong to more than one category, resulting in duplicate messages.   Subscriber Services: Manage Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help  |  Contact NSF   Follow NSF:  This email was sent to mantiskhiralla@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111