I recently received an e-mail about the upcoming release of a new film about the life of Charles Darwin, and the personal turmoil he coped with on the path to his groundbreaking research on the theory ...

Charles Darwin: Victorian mythmaker, by A. N. Wilson, John Murray A. N. Wilson is a prolific author who has written more than 45 books, including many biographies of subjects ranging from Queen ...

Like so many great scientists, Charles Darwin was first drawn to science as a young boy by his intense interest in the diverse animals and plants that filled his surroundings. Later, despite his ...

Two hundred years ago today, Adam Gopnik writes in Angels and Ages: A Short Book About Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life, two pebbles — Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln — were dropped into the sea of ...

Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” was published in 1859 and is considered the basis of evolutionary biology. (Oli Scarff/GETTY IMAGES) Jerry A. Coyne is professor emeritus in the department ...

On February 12, followers of Charles Darwin around the world will reverently celebrate his birthday, which they have christened “Darwin Day.” Known to most Americans as Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, ...

Charles Darwin was obsessed with domestic pigeons. He thought they held the secrets of selection in their beaks. Free from the bonds of natural selection, the 350-plus breeds of domestic pigeons have ...