Open almost any textbook dealing with biological evolution and you’ll probably find photographs of peppered moths resting on tree trunks—illustrating the classic story of natural selection in action.

KINGSTON, R.I. — June 5, 2023 — The story of the peppered moths is a textbook evolutionary tale. As coal smoke darkened tree bark near England’s cities during the Industrial Revolution, white-bodied ...

Last week, we posted a letter from scientists Kevin Padian and Alan Gishlick in response to a piece by Jonathan Wells in the September/October issue of Books & Culture, dealing with the notorious ...