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London Underground mutant mosquitoes have surprisingly ancient origins
Genetic analysis suggests a form of mosquito found in urban subway systems evolved in the Middle East thousands of years ago ...
British MP complains about 'Bengali' signboard at London tube station; Elon Musk supports his views
Bengali signage was installed at the Whitechapel station in 2022 to pay tribute to the Bangladeshi community's contribution ...
Incredible London Underground photo shows a trial run of one of the first Tube trains with no roof
The Metropolitan Railway was the first underground railway, and a photograph taken during an inspection tour of the line ...
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London tube closures this weekend: the full list of travel disruption for February 7-9
The Mildmay line weekend closures continue. On Saturday, there’ll be no service between Camden Road and Stratford and on ...
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The unwritten rules of the London Underground you must know
Have you broken one of the unwritten rules of the London Underground? You might want to double-check this list.
Study traces origin of mutant London underground mosquito to Middle East
The London Underground mosquito been extensively studied as an example of humans driving evolution and emergence of new ...
The London Underground line that never got built because rich homeowners kicked up a fuss
A proposed London Underground line that would have connected Victoria to Kilburn was abandoned after wealthy homeowners in ...
The London Underground station that was very nearly connected to a world-famous department shop
The first saw the original lifts replaced by escalators, and a sub-surface ticket hall alongside a new station façade was ...
The £1.2m London Underground line that never saw the light of day due to rich locals
An ambitious £1.2million plan to connect two popular areas in London was abandoned after rich homeowners raised some ...
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London Underground mutant mosquitoes have surprisingly ancient origins
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 ...