Charles Darwin’s Famous Finches Could Be Extinct in Half a Century
The finches on the Galapagos Islands are suffering from a parasitic fly introduced to the islands by humans
These Are the Oldest Known Flowers in the World
Found in the fossil record, these plants are more than 100 million years old
A Letter About Darwin’s Belief in God Just Sold for Nearly $200,000
Just 41 words long, it provides a missing link for historians who have long wondered what the naturalist thought about religion
The Beautiful Drawings by Darwin’s Artist-in-Residence
On the famous HMS Beagle voyage, painter Conrad Martens depicted the sights along the journey
Mystery Mammals’ Ancestry Was Revealed by Proteins, Not DNA
The huge rhino-like animal and trunked llama-like animal posed a mystery until now
A Great Idea: Create an HMS Beagle in LEGO Form
Vote to turn this tiny version of a famous ship into a LEGO kit available for all to enjoy
Darwin May Have Experienced Extreme Anxiety
Many attempts have been made to diagnose Darwin’s illness, here’s a well-argued possibility
You Can Now Riffle Through the Same Library Charles Darwin Used Aboard the Beagle
The digital library includes 195,000 pages of text and 5,000 illustrations
See the Doodles Darwin’s Children Made in His “On the Origin of Species” Manuscript
While Darwin contemplated speciation and evolution, his kids envisioned battling vegetables and tropical birds
The House Where Darwin Lived
Home to the naturalist for 40 years, the estate near London was always evolving
The Problem With Eureka
The son of Charles Darwin, a scientist in his own right, knows where the true secret to success lies
Darwin for Dads
A daughter tries to help one member of an endangered species survive
Evolution in Black and White
The alternative color forms of some animals are providing new insights into how animals adapt and evolve
What Darwin Didn’t Know
Today’s scientists marvel that the 19th-century naturalist’s grand vision of evolution is still the key to life
How Lincoln and Darwin Shaped the Modern World
Born on the same day, Lincoln and Darwin would forever influence how people think about the modern world
A Naturalist’s Pilgrimage to the Galapagos
Smithsonian’s Laura Helmuth vacationed in the Galapagos Islands and returned with even more respect for Charles Darwin
At Home with the Darwins
Recipes offer an intimate glimpse into the life of Charles Darwin and his family
Out of Darwin’s Shadow
Alfred Russel Wallace arrived at the theory of natural selection independently of Charles Darwin and nearly outscooped Darwin’s The Origin of Species
Darwin on Lincoln and Vice Versa
Two of the world’s greatest modern thinkers are much celebrated, but what did they know of one another?
On the Origin of a Theory
Charles Darwin’s bid for enduring fame was sparked 150 years ago by word of a rival’s research
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