Thousands of peppered moths turned from white to black to avoid predators by ... The change happened during Britain’s Industrial Revolution, a period in the late 18th and 19th centuries when ...

Dr Ilik Saccheri explains the science behind biology's most famous insect (video by Victoria Gill) Scientists have discovered the specific mutation that famously turned moths black during the ...

Light- and dark-colored peppered moths. The black variety is thought to have evolved to camouflage moths on sooty surfaces during the Industrial Revolution. Wikimedia Commons Want to learn more ...