July 10, 2016

Culex Molestus, the London Underground mosquito

An article published in the journal “Proceedings of the Royal Society B” describes a research on the influence of human activities on the evolution of various species of animals and the plants. According to a team of researchers from the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate at the University of Copenhagen in collaboration with the University of Queensland, humans they are causing the emergence of new species but they can’t replace those that are getting extinct.