Charles Darwin worried that the fossil record looked strangely abrupt, with complex animals appearing in a geological instant ...

Charles Darwins On the Origin of Species is best known for explaining evolution by natural selection, but it also offers a broader life lesson through the line, “The shield may be as important for ...

In September 1835, Charles Darwin embarked on the HMS Beagle to the Galapagos Archipelago, where he observed unique species of plants and animals. His studies led him to question the prevailing belief ...

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 ...

pt. 1. Introduction: Development of the theory of evolution. Sources of evolutionary ideas in the late eighteenth century ; Evolutionary and antievolutionary currents in early nineteenth-century ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Humanity’s understanding of life was forever altered when ...

Darwinian thinking has been challenged many times, starting with co-discoverer of natural selection Alfred Russel Wallace, who disagreed with some aspects of Charles Darwin’s arguments, but was ...

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Language has been an embarrassment for the theory of evolution for more than 150 years. Charles Darwin, who thought that language evolved from animal communication, argued, “The difference in mind ...

A caricature of Darwin from a German satirical magazine, Kladderadatsch published in 1925, showing the American anti-evolutionist William Jennings Bryan getting to heaven and shocked to see St Peter ...

Charles Darwin is famous for proposing the theory of evolution by natural selection, but how much more do you know about the British naturalist? When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...