Two new studies add to the evidence that human activity, from fishing to urban development, is driving the evolution of wild animals. By Emily Anthes Call it the case of the incredible shrinking cod.

A catch of Baltic Sea cod in 1987 shows fish that grew more than three feet long, with Finnish fisheries biologist Eero Kalevi Aro. Jesper Bay of the Danish Institute for Fisheries and Marine Research ...

The eastern Baltic cod has shrunk dramatically in size in recent decades due to rapid evolution — changes at the genetic level — caused by decades of intensive fishing, a new study says. It’s one of ...

Marine Cusa receives funding from the Pew Charitable Trust. She is affiliated with the non-profit group Oceana and is a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation. Stefano Mariani has received research funding ...