Charles Darwin | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/charles-darwin/RSS feed for Charles DarwinenMon, 23 Mar 2026 12:55:09 +0000Humans and Animals Often Like the Same Mating Calls, Supporting a 150-Year-Old Observation by Charles Darwinhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/humans-and-animals-often-like-the-same-mating-calls-supporting-a-150-year-old-observation-by-charles-darwin-180988392/New research by Smithsonian scientists suggests that preferences for certain sounds might be evolutionarily conservedMon, 23 Mar 2026 12:55:09 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/humans-and-animals-often-like-the-same-mating-calls-supporting-a-150-year-old-observation-by-charles-darwin-180988392/Giant Tortoises Vanished From the Galápagos' Floreana Island More Than 150 Years Ago. Now, Conservationists Have Brought Them Backhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/giant-tortoises-vanished-from-the-galapagos-floreana-island-more-than-150-years-ago-now-conservationists-have-brought-them-back-180988238/Researchers released captive-bred tortoises carrying the ancestry of the extinct local speciesMon, 23 Feb 2026 20:08:03 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/giant-tortoises-vanished-from-the-galapagos-floreana-island-more-than-150-years-ago-now-conservationists-have-brought-them-back-180988238/See the New Coins Celebrating the Legacies of Elizabeth II, Charles Darwin and the British Grand Prixhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-new-coins-celebrating-the-legacies-of-elizabeth-ii-charles-darwin-and-the-british-grand-prix-180987944/Released by the Royal Mint, the designs from this year's commemorative coin set also honor anniversaries connected to the King's Trust and the Zoological Society of LondonWed, 07 Jan 2026 15:05:56 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-new-coins-celebrating-the-legacies-of-elizabeth-ii-charles-darwin-and-the-british-grand-prix-180987944/These 'Pirate Lizards' Thrive With Three Legshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-pirate-lizards-thrive-with-three-legs-180987549/A new study finds that many lizards with missing limbs fare surprisingly well despite their impairmentTue, 21 Oct 2025 18:58:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-pirate-lizards-thrive-with-three-legs-180987549/Birds Make an Alarm Call That Spans Species and Continents—and May Offer Insight Into the Evolution of Human Languagehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/birds-make-an-alarm-call-that-spans-species-and-continents-and-may-offer-insight-into-the-evolution-of-human-language-180987475/More than 20 species make a nearly identical noise to warn nearby birds of brood parasites, a behavior that bridges the “sharp division between animal communication systems and human language”Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:41:06 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/birds-make-an-alarm-call-that-spans-species-and-continents-and-may-offer-insight-into-the-evolution-of-human-language-180987475/Something Strange Is Happening to Tomatoes Growing on the Galápagos Islandshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/something-strange-is-happening-to-tomatoes-growing-on-the-galapagos-islands-180986956/Scientists say wild tomato plants on the archipelago's western islands are experiencing "reverse evolution" and reverting back to ancestral traitsWed, 09 Jul 2025 20:29:28 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/something-strange-is-happening-to-tomatoes-growing-on-the-galapagos-islands-180986956/Traffic Noise May Be Making These Bright Yellow Birds More Aggressive in the Galápagos Islands, Study Suggestshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/traffic-noise-may-be-making-these-bright-yellow-birds-more-aggressive-in-the-galapagos-islands-study-suggests-180986302/Male Galápagos yellow warblers appear to be shifting their behavior and adjusting their calls in response to the din of passing vehiclesMon, 24 Mar 2025 19:44:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/traffic-noise-may-be-making-these-bright-yellow-birds-more-aggressive-in-the-galapagos-islands-study-suggests-180986302/Climate Activists Spray-Paint Warning on Charles Darwin's Gravehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/climate-activists-spray-paint-warning-on-charles-darwins-grave-180985826/The two protesters hoped to draw attention to reports that global temperatures in 2024 exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels for the first timeTue, 14 Jan 2025 22:34:43 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/climate-activists-spray-paint-warning-on-charles-darwins-grave-180985826/On This Day in 1831, Charles Darwin Embarked on a Journey That Led to His Groundbreaking Theory of Evolution by Natural Selectionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/on-this-day-in-1831-charles-darwin-embarked-on-a-journey-that-led-to-his-groundbreaking-theory-of-evolution-by-natural-selection-180985740/Darwin was just 22 when he set out on a voyage that would change the way humanity understands itself and the natural worldFri, 27 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/on-this-day-in-1831-charles-darwin-embarked-on-a-journey-that-led-to-his-groundbreaking-theory-of-evolution-by-natural-selection-180985740/These Fish Transformed Their Dorsal Fins Into Taste Budshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/these-fish-transformed-their-dorsal-fins-into-taste-buds-180985044/From tasting to hunting to hitching a ride, some fins have evolved for a variety of uses beyond swimmingMon, 09 Sep 2024 18:36:55 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/these-fish-transformed-their-dorsal-fins-into-taste-buds-180985044/