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Human Elements
Butterfly Adaptation
Season 4
Episode 1
Can butterflies evolve to adapt to climate change? Dr. Gwen Shlichta studies cabbage white butterflies to monitor their feeding patterns at controlled temperatures. This data, compared to Dr. Shlichta’s data from 25 years ago, can be used to predict how other organisms may adapt to climate change in the future.
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Dr. Shawn Larson studies otters and how they can recover imperiled ecosystems.
6:07
Dr. Lyda Harris studies how microplastics affect our waters and creatures.
4:02
Computer scientist Zoran Popovic creates video games to revolutionize how humans learn.
5:50
Aquatic and estuary ecologist Emily Howe is drawn to the messiness of the food web.
6:48
Rosa Hunter, lab manager, wants young scientists to know it’s never too late.
