Charles Darwin is widely thought to have developed his natural selection theory of evolution after noting differences among finches in the Galapagos Islands. But it was variation in another species ...

Feb. 12 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, and 2009 marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species. This double-anniversary is the perfect ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Bettmann/Getty Images Charles Darwin was a 19th century British naturalist. He is best ...

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. It’s one of the greatest stories in science, right up there with Neil Armstrong’s small step on the moon and Jane ...

This is the 11th installment of an abridged version of my book Reef Madness: Alexander Agassiz, Charles Darwin, and the Meaning of Coral. (Earlier installments are listed at bottom.) Here Darwin ...

Some of the greatest, most revolutionary advances in science have been given their initial expression in attractively modest terms, with no fanfare. Charles Darwin managed to compress his entire ...

I found myself utterly fascinated by this extraordinary book -- biography, science and romance rolled into one, and beautifully done. It begins with Charles Darwin making a list of the pros and cons ...

Joe Palca speaks with George Beccaloni of the Natural History Museum in London about who really deserves credit for the theory of evolution by natural selection. Imagine having a revolutionary idea, ...

"Creation" depicts scientist's struggle with the implications of his theory. Jan. 25, 2009 — -- Charles Darwin has become one of the most divisive men in history. One reason, perhaps, that no one ...

The Seattle Times occasionally hosts guest columnists on faith and values. Today we bring you Barbara Dority, a humanist. Feb. 12, 2009, will be the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth.

After being missing for more than 20 years, two notebooks belonging to Charles Darwin mysteriously reappeared several weeks ago at the Cambridge University Library. The notebooks – valued in the ...

It’s one of the greatest stories in science, right up there with Neil Armstrong’s small step on the moon and Jane Goodall’s overhaul of ideas on non-human relationships. When naturalist Charles Darwin ...