The theory of evolution by natural selection was first formulated in Darwin’s book “On the Origin of Species” in 1859. It ...

The story of Charles Darwin’s life. His theory of evolution changed the way we understood our place in the world.

Prior to the sale, the highest-priced Darwin document sold for just over $400,000, BBC reports. The manuscript is Darwin's defense of his natural selection theory. A one-page manuscript from scientist ...

Darwin’s core idea: Natural selection explains how traits that improve survival and reproduction spread over generations, shaping species without any guiding force. Wild inspirations: Observations ...

Q: Tell us about this "dangerous idea" of Darwin's. A: I think Darwin's idea of natural selection is the best idea anybody ever had, ahead of Newton, ahead of Einstein. What it does is it promises to ...

This post is the second in a series on evolutionary medicine, the application of the principles of evolution to the understanding of health and disease. Read the previous entry here. It's a basic ...

Between 1831 and 1836, Charles Darwin circumnavigated the globe as the naturalist for the renowned HMS Beagle. Darwin's task, as far as Britain was concerned, was to discover and describe flora and ...

One hundred fifty years ago, a book appeared in England that changed the world. Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species has been called the most important book ever written. Introducing the theory ...

A signed Charles Darwin manuscript sold for $882,000 at auction, Sotheby's says. Prior to the sale, the highest-priced Darwin document sold for just over $400,000, BBC reports. The manuscript is ...