Once seen as hostile to wildlife, cities are emerging as important habitats for adaptable bird species, from house finches to chimney swifts. Changing migration patterns, urban food sources, and human ...
Learn about a new species of crevice weaver spider that has adapted to urban living.
Phys.org: Exchange of genetic diversity between species accelerates evolutionary adaptation in songbirds
Animal populations from urban areas show significantly higher resilience to stressful environmental conditions. The mussel and crustacean species studied were able to adapt to disturbed environments, ...
A new study outlines the ways by which city life may be shaping the evolution of urban coyotes, the highly adaptable carnivores spotted in alleyways from Berkeley, Calif., to the Bronx, in New York. A ...
CBC.ca: Evolution is going uptown as plants and animals adapt to city life
If Charles Darwin lived today, he wouldn't have to voyage any further than the London underground to find evolution in action. In the subway tunnels mosquitos have not only adapted to life underground ...
Evolution is going uptown as plants and animals adapt to city life
Coyotes are increasingly common in urban areas throughout the United States. A new study outlines the ways by which city life may be shaping the evolution of urban coyotes, like this one photographed ...
Urban habitats are very different from natural habitats and pose new challenges for animals and plants. Until now, little was known about how populations of the same species evolve in habitats with ...
When people build cities and introduce invasive creatures, resident critter populations sometimes adapt Brian Handwerk | Science Correspondent When humans build cities and introduce invasive species, ...