The peppered moth has long been one of the most popular stories in all of evolution—for Darwinians and creationists alike. The Darwinians have always treated the sudden appearance in the mid-19th ...

You are in: Manchester > Science > Science features > Darwin's moth: 'proof of evolution' The peppered moth (c) Olaf Leillinger by Richard Turner There’s no hiding the fact: the moth is the dowdy ...

This is the story of the moth that turned black when Britain had its Industrial Revolution. It is a story told in any school biology book as the canonical example of evolution in action. The light and ...

Open almost any textbook dealing with biological evolution and you’ll probably find photographs of peppered moths resting on tree trunks—illustrating the classic story of natural selection in action.

The transformation of the insect's wings from the pale mottled pattern from which it took its name to a uniform black in the second half of the 19th century is among the most eloquent demonstrations ...

The molecular mechanics behind a classic example of evolution that dates back to Darwin's time may soon be revealed. [partner id="sciencenews" align="right"]As soot ...

Scientists have discovered the specific mutation that famously turned moths black during the Industrial Revolution. In an iconic evolutionary case study, a black form of the peppered moth rapidly took ...

As soot from the coal-fired power stations of 19th century England belched into the air, even the insects were unable to escape the effect. Thousands of peppered moths turned from white to black to ...

In an iconic evolutionary case study, a black form of the peppered moth rapidly took over in industrial parts of the UK during the 1800s, as soot blackened the tree trunks and walls of its habitat.