Webbed feet, cat's eyes and gills: Features are just some that humans could evolve to have to deal with a 'water world' due to global warming Experts predicts some genetic changes could take place quickly For example, some humans already have a mutation that causes webbing A layer in the retina may develop to help us see in poor light under water Our noses and face size would increase to help warm inhaled cold air in the nasopharynx, the area behind the nose Our noses and face size would increase to help warm inhaled cold air in the nasopharynx, the area behind the nose.

Watch: University of Kent paleoanthropologist Dr Matthew Skinner describes how human physical appearance could evolve if melting ice caps cause rising sea levels due to climate change.

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By COLIN FERNANDEZ, SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT FOR THE DAILY MAIL

PUBLISHED: 19:03 EST, 12 January 2016

Humans may evolve bizarre features such as webbed feet and eyes like cats in response to changing environments, a scientist claims today.

Experts calculated how our physical appearance could change under a number of scenarios, including a ‘water world’ if melting ice caps cause rising sea levels.

They also considered what would happen in a second ice age which could be triggered by an asteroid strike, and if humans colonised other planets.

Dr Matthew Skinner, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Kent, examined the three scenarios and worked with artist Quentin Devine to help visualise how humans could look in the future.

Dr Skinner said some changes – such as webbed feet and hands becoming widespread – could take place very quickly as some humans already have a genetic mutation that produces webbing.

Experts calculated how our physical appearance could change under a number of scenarios, including a ‘water world’ if melting ice caps cause rising sea levels. They also considered what would happen in a second ice age. These artist’s impressions show how women may evolve to develop webbed feet and hands and cat’s eyes

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