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Animals living in cities are adapting faster than humans in the evolutionary race for survival

We might think city-dwelling humans and wildlife are competing in a hopeless game of "survival ... "The process that causes the urban animals and plants to evolve, of course is the same process that h... read more

In Cities, Wildlife Evolves Astonishingly Fast

Of all the adaptations you describe, the most extraordinary is surely the London Underground mosquito. Tell us how it evolved. Despite its name, the London Underground mosquito is not restricted to Lo... read more

Frogs sing a rich song in the city but a simpler tune in the country

You would think that the fast pace and bright ... found the calls of the male city frog more attractive. The bright city lights also help shoo away bats — the tungara frog's main predator — and other ... read more

Urban Darwinism: How Species Are Evolving to Survive in Cities

Schilthuizen also discusses some theories that challenge current conservation orthodoxy, noting, for example, that corridors that enable isolated wildlife populations ... side of very fast evolution i... read more

In the middle of fast city, life here crawls happily

Guindy National Park, A Rare Home To Wildlife In The Heart of A Metro ... This, along with afforesta tion of the park, has made the place -once a shrub jungle -evolve into a different ecosystem, compl... read more

Behind the scenes with the Hamilton cast ahead of next week’s South Florida debut

(Joan Marcus / Courtesy) Few, including critics who later lauded Miranda’s color-blind casting and use of urban rhythms, could see just what the musical would evolve into when he ... The show moves fa... read more

Urban wildlife on the rise

went to an urban wildlife conference last year in Chicago attended by 200 researchers. “You have more and more people living in cities, and cities are becoming ... t expect are going to be able to ada... read more

Hasan Minhaj Invites You to Take Off Your Shoes

I don’t know if I can speak to, ‘I represent the Muslim community as a whole,’ but yeah, I do fast ... astonishingly high rates. “I was always gung ho about going to graduate school for some reason,” ... read more

What are the 10 key things that make a city smart?

Weather, wind direction and intensity, road surface temperatures and conditions, air quality, radiation, pollutants, foot traffic, vehicle traffic, wildlife ... that smart city devices collect. But da... read more

Grand Forks students win money to improve their community

Fast forward to Wednesday, when Executive Director Collin T. Hanson from Evolve Grand Forks ... The project stems from the governor's larger Main Street Initiative, to improve cities and attract a you... read more

As Predators Rebound, You're More Likely to See Alligators at the Beach

(Related: “In Cities, Wildlife Evolves Astonishingly Fast”) So, coexistence is key, Silliman adds. He says that the way to achieve this is to look at communities where humans have successfully lived w... read more