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 ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Biology professor James Costa provides basic background information on Charles Darwin. In this lesson, students will explore several experiments ...

For 21 years, Charles Darwin kept his theory of evolution secret from all but a few friends. He confided to one: "It is like confessing to a murder." His torment resonates in society today—in the ...

This exhibition reveals the significant role Darwin's theories have played in explaining and unifying all the biological sciences. Specimens from the museum's diverse collections, along with ...

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 ...

Naturalists Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Darwin both presented the theory of evolution at the same time in 1858. They thus changed both the course of biology and how we understand the natural ...

Lord is the author of "Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket Science" and "Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll." Two hundred years after his birth, English scientist Charles ...

A nascent approach to cancer treatment is using lessons from Darwin’s theory of evolution. Called adaptive therapy, the treatment stems from the recognition that cancerous cells, just like other forms ...

Charles Darwin, left, and his conservative publisher, John Murray III, right. Photo illustration by Meilan Solly; source material from Wikimedia Commons Charles Darwin’s ideas about evolution shook up ...

Naturalist Charles Darwin first spotted a platypus in the Cox's River, with the sighting leading him to question the idea of a single creator. Locals say the shy creatures have disappeared from the ...