F or decades, Culex pipiens f. molestus was called the “London Underground Mosquito”. Most people, including scientists, believed molestus rapidly evolved from an existing species in northern ...

A form of mosquito associated with the London Underground evolved to live in human environments long before subterranean railways sprung up in the 19 th century. Culex pipiens f. molestus is found ...

A mosquito that has adapted to live in London’s Tube network likely originated thousands of years ago in the Middle East, according to a new study. Culex molestus, the London Underground ...

The ghost marks are a reminder of tens of thousands of backpacks, heads and backs on the Elizabeth line (Picture: Tony Kershaw / SWNS) The existence of London Underground ghosts remains contested ...

It has been proposed that the mosquito evolved in the London Underground during the 100-year period between the tunnel system’s construction and the insect’s eventual discovery. Now, an international ...