Books such as Charles Lyell's recently published Principles of Geology had a profound impact, making him think about slow processes which occur over vast periods of time. During the trip ...

including Darwin’s favourite octopus and a rare first edition of his book, On the Origin of Species. An intrepid explorer and brilliant naturalist, Alfred Russel Wallace co-published the theory of ...

A book review of Origin by Asa Gray in the Atlantic ... Image: Ellen Sharples, Charles Darwin at age Seven, 1816; Mauli and Fox, Charles Darwin, circa 1850-1860; J. Cameron, Charles Darwin ...

Notice its tail – the same shape as a beaver’s – and its furry, otter-like body. Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species is arguably the most important book in biology – after all, it’s where he ...

In 1831, a young British naturalist called Charles Darwin joined the crew of the HMS ... for the development of the natural world. The book quickly became a bestseller far beyond academic circles ...

Charles Darwin was born in Shropshire ... was published in November 1859. In the book, Darwin set out his theory of evolution, based on his years of research and what he had seen when travelling ...

This video for high-school students highlights Charles Darwin's personal struggle to bring to ... led to the publication of his groundbreaking book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural ...

The journey of young Charles Darwin aboard His Majesty's Ship Beagle ... and that natural selection is the mechanism. He wrote a book called The Origin of Species and persuaded everyone, except ...

Discover the story of Charles Darwin's 1831 and 1842 tours of Wales ... Contact an expert to book or discuss this tour. Rob Knipe, an emeritus professor of structural geology at the University ...

Darwin’s view here is now amply documented and understood at the most fundamental level of DNA. Darwin packed this paragraph with all of the elements of the process of natural selection.