The chances of living to be 100 have never been better in Britain, according to the Office for National Statistics' latest data. There are 9,300 centenarians in the country now, compared with 100 a century ago. But at the same time, through one of science's stranger connections, the chances of spotting a famous British insect have sunk by a similar ratio. We trade our longer lives for a decline, which looks terminal, in the melanistic - or dark-coloured variety - of the Peppered Moth.
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Martin Wainwright on the link between our longevity and the Peppered Moth - The Guardian 1st October 2008
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
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