[b_sharp]

"With words such as "theory" or "evolution" such precision is folly. As foolish as demanding that your gas station meter the pumped gas to the nano-liter."

I fail to see the appropriateness of your analogy.

The term 'evolution' has a very specific meaning within a given field of study. The word in question, 'devolution', as used by non-scientists has no meaning other than as shorthand for a reversal of adaptation.

[phantomworker]

...but it raises the possibility that under the right conditions, animal evolution can happen in just decades, not eons.

That, in turn, has major implications for animals adapting to global warming,...

Just read today that homo sapiens are the only species that do not need to evolve to survive in a changing environment, they can adapt their environment to the change. This is kind of scary. Homo sapiens are not doing much to change global warming.