Its extraordinary transformation is always held up as the perfect demonstration of Darwin's theory of evolution. The pale, speckled peppered moth turned black in many parts of Britain following the ...

With all the fuss about the latest human ancestor this week, you might have missed this primitive Aussie moth that's got entomological evolution experts all a-flutter. Smaller than a five cent piece, ...

Unravelling the secrets hidden in the DNA of butterflies and moths could help aid nature conservation, transform our understanding of evolution, and uncover new ways of tackling agricultural pests. A ...

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 ...

Less than 10mm long and only inhabiting Kangaroo Island, South Australia, a moth has been discovered that has been called a 'living dinosaur' because of its prehistoric roots which will give ...

The theory of evolution has some wonderful predictive powers and because attempting to verify or falsify hypotheses is a core part of any science, setting up ideas for testing is fundamental to ...

It is less than 10mm long, but the aptly named ‘enigma’ moth recently discovered on Kangaroo Island in South Australia is causing quite a stir. Aenigmatinea glatzella – which has iridescent gold and ...

Reminiscence of the early days / Wendell L. Roelofs -- Pheromones : reproductive isolation and evolution in moths / Jeremy D. Allison and Ring T. Cardé -- Variation in moth pheromones : causes and ...

Advanced Inquiry Program student Niki Desautels created this infographic as part of her Issues in Evolution course to summarize the way that bats have influenced moth evolution over millions of years, ...

Blue jays pecking at bugs on a computer screen have given researchers in the U.S. a better understanding of how predators influence the evolution of camouflage. The computer bugs evolved better ...

New research has shown how the Yellow Underwing moth changes its sensitivity to a bat's calls when the moth is being chased. This throws into question our current understanding of the co-evolution of ...