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A new Yale study provides new insights into how economically important fishes evolved their imposing size, speed, and ability to regulate their body temperatures in cold seas.

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A new Yale study provides new insights into how economically important fishes evolved their imposing size, speed, and ability to regulate their body temperatures in cold seas.
When
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:17:40 GMT · 3h 33m ago
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Why
The study challenges the long-held theory that the asteroid strike 66 million years ago created an ecological opportunity that spurred the rapid evolution of tunas.
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The findings offer new perspectives on the evolutionary history of tunas and their ecological niche, potentially impacting future research in marine biology and paleontology.

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