Bettmann / Corbis Charles Darwin was just 28 years old when ... of science at Florida State University. "He never once said, 'Ah hah, I've got the answer to Darwin's problem.'" ...

Charles Darwin, author of On the Origin of Species, was a great fan of the sundew, a cousin of the venus flytrap, and is once said to have remarked: "At this present moment, I care more about ...

This story appears in the February 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. The journey of young Charles Darwin aboard His Majesty's Ship Beagle, during the years 1831-36, is one of the best ...

Darwin’s grasp of time was critical, his knowledge of geology made him confident that the planet and life were much older than people had once thought, such that there was plenty of time for the ...

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 ...

Charles Robert Darwin ... Although an agnostic, Darwin was greatly respected by his contemporaries and the Bishop of Carlisle, Harvey Goodwin, in a memorial sermon preached in the Abbey on the Sunday ...

The Charles Darwin bicentennial celebrates the man who recognized natural selection and changed the world's views on evolution. However, his contributions to geology should not be overlooked.

“Hopefully, other birds that we once thought ... Conservation and the Charles Darwin Foundation began a campaign to eradicate ...