One hundred and fifty years ago, Charles Darwin set forth his theory of evolution by natural selection, which became the foundation of our understanding of life on earth. Explore his insights with ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most people have this image of Charles Darwin sitting under a tree, having a sudden lightbulb moment about how life […] ...

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 ...

Nineteenth-century observational scientist Charles Darwin wasn’t the first scientist to suggest that something akin to evolution was more responsible for life on Earth than were a few waves of God’s ...

On April 19, 1882, Charles Darwin, author of "On the Origin of Species" and the father of evolution, died at his home in Downe, England. He was 73. More than 30 years later, in 1915, across the ...