Skull study shows Chicago's rodents are rapidly evolving

ScienceDaily
Jun 26, 2025, 9:28 am21 pts
Urban wildlife is evolving right under our noses — and scientists have the skulls to prove it. By examining over a century’s worth of chipmunk and vole specimens from Chicago, researchers discovered subtle yet significant evolutionary changes in these rodents’ skulls, seemingly in response to city life.

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