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Humans could evolve webbed feet if sea levels rise, scientist claims
Telegraph ^ | January 13, 2016 | Sarah Knapton

Posted on 01/12/2016 11:42:04 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

The perils of climate change are well known, but rising sea levels could also alter human evolution, scientists have claimed.

Rising sea levels could force communities to live in underwater or semi-aquatic towns which could change out physiology.

Dr Matthew Skinner a paleoanthropologist from the University of Kent, claims that humans could evolve to have webbed hands and feet and less body hair so they could move quickly through the water.

Our eyes would even become more like cats, so we could see in the murky gloom of seas and rivers and our lungs would shrink as we became used to using artificial tanks to breathe underwater.

"Regular underwater foraging would lead to the evolution of longer fingers and toes which would then likely develop 'webbed' interconnecting skin to enable easier swimming," said Dr Skinner.

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To: UCANSEE2

Whispering to keep the atheists at bay: Evolution is BS.


101 posted on 01/13/2016 2:25:23 PM PST by Blue Collar Christian (Ready for Teddy, Cruz that is.)
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"Humans have evolved over millions of years to be completely adapted to today's environment with only slight differences between races. For example people who live at high altitude have greater lung capacity while those who live in more northerly environments have grown paler to soak up more sunlight."

Um, Homo sapiens has only been around for 200,000 years...

102 posted on 01/13/2016 5:08:27 PM PST by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does.)
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“For example people who live at high altitude have greater lung capacity while those who live in more northerly environments have grown paler to soak up more sunlight.”

Yet lighter colors reflect more sunlight/heat while darker colors absorb it.


103 posted on 01/13/2016 7:45:33 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: UCANSEE2
“For example people who live at high altitude have greater lung capacity while those who live in more northerly environments have grown paler to soak up more sunlight.”

NO NO NO NO, and for the last time NOOOOO!

If different sexes and races have different physical abilities, it would therefore stand to reason that they also have different mental abilities.

And we all know that that can't be true.

This has been the foundation of the social sciences for the past five decades.

I refuse to believe it. My lung capacity is roughly equal to the average Sherpa until proven otherwise.

104 posted on 01/13/2016 7:51:48 PM PST by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Funny global warming causes this but central heating doesn’t? Ahhhhaaaahahahahahahahahahaha!


105 posted on 01/13/2016 7:53:27 PM PST by r_barton
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106 posted on 01/14/2016 12:48:07 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Terrorism, the thing that shall not be named by the MSM)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

“Dr Matthew Skinner a paleoanthropologist”

LOL


107 posted on 01/14/2016 1:39:37 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

No more toe cheese!


108 posted on 01/14/2016 5:11:38 PM PST by pax_et_bonum (Never Forget the Seals of Extortion 17 - and God Bless America)
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