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We know species around the planet are going extinct due to human activities, but humans are also triggering the rapid development and emergence of new species, according to a new report.

Published in Proceedings of Royal Society B, the new study summarizes the cause of manmade speciation and talks about why newly evolved species can't just replace extinct wild species.

Many examples show humans can drive evolution via mechanisms like accidental introductions, domestication of animals and crops, unnatural selection due to hunting, or the emergence of novel ecosystems like urban centers.

“The prospect of ‘artificially’ gaining novel species through human activities is unlikely to elicit the feeling that it can offset losses of ‘natural’ species. Indeed, many people might find the prospect of an artificially biodiverse world just as daunting as an artificially impoverished one” study author Joseph Bull from the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate at the University of Copenhagen, said in a news release.

Read more here. (Red Orbit)
 
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