Weeds Take Over the World
Evolution scientists in London warn of the spread of a global ?pest and weed? environment, with animals and plants such as rats, cockroaches and dandelions flourishing at the expense of more specialized wild species.
They say that in the next 5 million years, short-term evolution will favor species able to thrive in the margins of human settlements. They also warn that the decisions made in the next few decades will dictate the future course of evolution.
In a startling wake-up call, the group of international scientists compared the present mass extinction of species on earth to past mass extinctions. In the past, it took approximately 5 million years for biological diversity to reassert itself.
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