Urban pests traveled with ancient humans

Overview of attention for article published in Science, October 2025

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Urban pests traveled with ancient humans | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Don’t miss this beautiful perspective piece in Science by Jason Munshi-South @urbanevol.bsky.social and Ann Evankow for the implications for the urban evolutionary biology field, and how the origin of molestus compares with other urban adapted species! w…

Urban pests traveled with ancient humans | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

RP @sarahlempriere.bsky.social: There is a form of mosquito that lives in subways and tube tunnels across the world - did it evolve recently to take advantage of this urban environment or has it been around for much longer? www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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