Scientists unravel details of the famous mutation that turned moths black during the industrial revolution.

The Peppered Moth, Biston betularia, is a relatively common, although declining, night-flying moth found in varying numbers ...

The adult peppered moth is famous for a completely different color journey; After soot from the Industrial Revolution darkened tree bark in Britain, peppered moths there evolved to be darker, too.

In this activity, your class will use images of historic peppered moth specimens from the Museum's collection to understand variation in a population. They will then play the lucky landing game to ...

The peppered moth is an iconic example of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. For centuries peppered moths (Biston betularia) were common in the forests around Manchester ...

The same gene that turned peppered moths black to camouflage them during the industrial pollution is also behind colour variation in bright tropical butterflies, research shows.

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 ...