Octopuses Could Lose Their Eyesight due to Climate Change

 

While previous research has suggested octopuses are highly adaptable, the latest research found heat stress from global warming could result in impaired eyesight and increased deaths of pregnant mothers and their unborn young.

Researchers exposed unborn octopuses and their mothers to three different temperatures: a control of 19C, 22C to mimic current summer temperatures, and 25C to match projected possible summer temperatures in 2100.

Octopuses exposed to 25C were found to produce significantly fewer proteins responsible for vision than those at other temperatures.

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Article from The Gaurdian