A geocolor enhanced image captured by weather satellite GOES-16 shows Hurricane Harvey in the Gulf of Mexico as daylight approached Aug. 24, 2017, with nighttime features to the storm's left and daytime features to its right. (Photo courtesy of NOAA/NASA GOES Project) With species the world over on the move due to climate change, a unique experiment in the wake of 2017's Hurricane Harvey has revealed a way that species can instantly evolve when they move in response to a climate catastrophe. "With the profound and rapid changes we're seeing with the environment, movement is becoming critical for species' survival," said Rice University evolutionary biologist Scott Egan , senior author of a study published this week in Nature Ecology and Evolution .

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