Climate change is happening too fast for some species to adapt

Nobody likes a rude awakening, especially if it's an intrusive climate change alarm clock. Plants, like people, need time to adapt to new conditions. But what happens when climate change hits the snooze button on the slow pace of development?

We are about to reveal the story of the Siberian arctic primrose, a hardy plant whose existence is threatened by rapid global warming and its efforts to adapt.

Arctic Siberian primrose

The Siberian primrose, perched on the frosty edges of the Bothnian Bay and the Arctic Ocean, has been fighting the snares for centuries and is always resilient.

However, climate change is a terrible enemy. How can plants adapt if they are chained to the ground, unable to move to a more favorable environment, and evolution seems to proceed slowly? (Sanjana Gajbhiye, more at earth.com)