Still wracked by doubt, Darwin finally published his new theory of evolution. It would become one of the most important books ever written. Darwin described writing it as like 'living in Hell'.

Darwin took extensive notes on the active geology of South America and went on to publish three books on the subject (all of which preceded his publications on evolution). This early geological ...

It is not obviously the business of a physics journal to mark the anniversary of a major development in biology. But the repercussions of Darwin's theory of evolution are relevant to all.

Jenyns never takes up the offer to read a draft of Darwin's theory. Around this time, anonymously, the journalist Robert Chambers publishes a book speculating on evolution. It sells well ...

The ship sailed to South America to carry out hydrographic surveying work. Darwin explored the continent's remote regions, collecting plants, animals and fossils, and taking copious notes. These ...

Today's scientists marvel that the 19th-century naturalist's grand vision of evolution is still the key to life ...

Darwin saw his 500-page book as "one long argument" for the theory ... later editions of On the Origin of Species to stress that evolution can be reconciled with belief in God.

In the book, Darwin set out his theory of evolution, based on his years of research and what he had seen when travelling across the globe on the Beagle. Darwin recognised that his theory could ...

Charles Darwin is famous for proposing the theory of evolution by natural selection, but how much more do you know about the British naturalist?

Indeed, an illuminating new book by Adrian Desmond and James Moore, Darwin's Sacred Cause, concludes that Darwin's interest in evolution can be traced to his, and his family's, hatred of slavery ...

He wrote a book called The Origin of Species ... the most interesting point missed by the simplified tale is this: Darwin's first real clue toward evolution came not in the Galápagos but three ...