The planet's seasons are not as immutable as previously thought. Turns out there are parts of the world that have different seasonal timing than those regions even just a short distance away. This irregularity may have led to evolutionary changes in various ecosystems. Now, humans are also adding to the seasonal alterations, which could create fresh future consequences.

Time warp

Earth contains hotspots that are seasonally "asynchronous" with surrounding areas, according to a study published in the journal Nature . These spots are "regions where the timing of seasonal cycles can be out of sync between nearby locations," Drew Terasaki Hart, an ecologist and study author, said in The Conversation . "These differences in timing can have surprising ecological, evolutionary and even e

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