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

I am conscious that I am in an utterly hopeless muddle. I cannot think that the world, as we see it, is the result of chance; and yet I cannot look at each separate thing as the result of ...

Richard Prum, Coe Professor at Yale University and author of “The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex,” reveals details of Darwin's theory on gender. This particular hypothesis was not ...

To maintain a Darwinian perspective on culture we must view humans as passive imitators and transmitters, ignoring cthe ...

Molecular evolutionary biologist Masatoshi Nei says Darwin never proved natural selection is the driving force of evolution — because it isn't. The biologist has just received Japan’s prestigious ...

Scientists have a hard time deciding what Homo Futurus might look like. Will our evolutionary descendants resemble us, only with uniformly brownish skin, no pinky toes, and better resistance to ...

Charles Darwin, known for his theory of evolution, would have celebrated his 210th birthday Tuesday. Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection came to be the base for modern evolution study.

It wasn't long after the famed scientist Charles Darwin died that the rumors started. Within a week of his death on April 19, 1882, a preacher in Wales "confirmed" for his parishioners that the father ...

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 ...

The Galápagos Islands, a volcanic archipelago and UNESCO site, famously influenced Darwin's theory of evolution. Discovered in 1535, the islands teem with unique wildlife. Visitors can encounter giant ...

For British biologists Robert MacCallum and Armand Leroi, it was only natural to extend Darwin’s theory of evolution beyond the living world to the musical one. In a study published in the Proceedings ...