with the HMS Beagle anchored in Montevideo and Charles Darwin hunting fossils ashore, a British landscape painter named Conrad Martens joined the crew. He’s a “stone-pounding artist who ...

“A Cabinet of Wonders: A Celebration of Art in Nature” pairs the author's scientific treasures with art loaned by international museums, cultural institutions and private collectors.

Charles Darwin noted his disappointment in artists, writing: “I had hoped to derive much aid from the great masters in painting and sculpture, who are such close observers. Accordingly I have ...

Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species is one the most important books ever published. Now, a rare manuscript containing a passage from the revolutionary work is heading to auction.