They called it the “monkey trial.” It was supposed to be a publicity stunt. A hundred years later, it is remembered as far ...

Darwin did not coin the phrase, although it is exclusively linked to his theory of natural selection. On this National Darwin Day, February 12, let's go through his famous theory about the ...

Evolution happens through natural selection. Darwin was not content to say that organisms evolve. The theory of evolution, he wrote, "even if well founded, would be unsatisfactory until it could ...

This process of natural selection was first described by Charles Darwin in 1859 in On the Origin of Species. It helps explain how the many varied species on Earth could be descended from a single ...

Discover the impact of Darwin, Huxley, and Spencer on American society and business practices in this insightful historical ...

Before Darwin’s theory became central to evolutionary biology, it still had gaps that were left to be filled—until a certain limestone quarry grabbed the spotlight.

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection made us rethink our place in the world. The idea that humans shared a common ancestor with apes was a challenge to the foundations of ...

The British naturalist embarked on an extraordinary journey, did hundreds of experiments, and wrote for 20 years.

Also known as the theory of evolution by natural selection, Darwin argued that the fittest organisms survive and reproduce.

A new study, suggests just that. Evolutionary biologists have found evidence that the ability to evolve — a concept known as “evolvability” — can improve over generations. It’s another thread in a web ...

The biologist’s theories about how environments prompt rapid species evolution and extinction propelled her onto the world ...

Natural selection is one of the ways to account for the millions of species that have lived on Earth. The Museum’s Library holds the world's largest concentration of Darwin works, with 478 editions of ...