Darwin is not yet a convert to the idea of evolution. But these days in Edinburgh ... So 19-year-old Charles charts a new career path. Darwin will spend three years at Cambridge University as ...

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection made us rethink our place in the world. The idea that humans shared a common ancestor with apes was a challenge to the foundations of ...

In 1859 Darwin published On the Origin of Species, which outlined his theory of evolution. was an English naturalist who studied variation in plants, animals and fossils during a five-year voyage ...

Sea levels rising and falling over hundreds of thousands of years may have helped build the oceanic structures ...

Apart from those clarifications, the most interesting point missed by the simplified tale is this: Darwin's first real clue toward evolution came not in the Galápagos but three years before ...

Darwin explored the continent's remote regions, collecting plants, animals and fossils, and taking copious notes. These collections and records informed his emerging ideas about evolution by natural ...

We realise that, but we think we’ve found another way of explaining it.” Wallace (left) and Darwin (right) came up with very similar theories on evolution. Darwin has generally overshadowed Wallace’s ...

The Charles Darwin bicentennial celebrates the man who recognized natural selection and changed the world's views on evolution. However, his contributions to geology should not be overlooked.

The Beagle's other goal here is to chart the complex coastline -- a daunting task that rattles the meticulous Captain FitzRoy. Like most Europeans of the day, Darwin considers the tribal people of ...