Japan’s 2011 Tsunami Turned Nearly 4 in 10 Sticklebacks into Hybrids, but Their Mixed DNA Did Not Last
Nature World News | 01.10.2026 22:00
The 2011 Tohoku tsunami did more than reshape Japan's coastline. It brought two closely related fish species together in newly formed ponds, where they interbred extensively, and scientists have now documented how one species' DNA was almost completely removed from the mixed population within about a decade.
