Science has been warning for decades that human activity is changing the global climate. We are already seeing very significant consequences, ranging from massive coral bleaching to catastrophic fires and flood events. These changes are a result of an increase in average global temperatures of just over one degree. It will take concerted action to...

Increasing urbanisation poses a global threat to biodiversity and minimising its impact will require a greater understanding of how organisms adapt to life in cities. Mounting evidence has shown that urbanisation is driving the evolution of the species that reside within. What we are yet to understand is how. As an iconic urban adapted species,...