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Darwin's theory of sexual selection. ... Cordelia Fine shows that there are still many evolutionary scientists who hold that the inequality between the sexes is natural, not cultural.
Re “Charles Darwin’s enduring hold on us” (Ideas, April 17): Reviewers tend to forget that the theory of natural selection had many fathers, among them Darwin’s own grandfather, Erasmus ...
At 150, Darwin's 'Origin' Stirs Even More Debate On Nov. 24, 1859, a book that changed the world first appeared in print. ... Introducing the theory of evolution by natural selection, ...
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Charles Darwin was a careful scientist. In the middle of the 19th century, while he was collecting evidence for his theory that species evolve by natural selection, he noticed it didn’t explain the ...
The manuscript is Darwin's defense of his natural selection theory. A one-page manuscript from scientist Charles Darwin fetched a whopping $882,000 at a Sotheby's auction on Friday.
One hundred years ago, the small town of Dayton, Tenn., became the unlikely stage for one of the most sensational trials in American history, over the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution.
As Feb. 12 also marks the bicentennial anniversary of Darwin's birth, ... Darwin was nonetheless convinced that his theory of natural selection also applied to human beings.
A study of wild tomatoes wild-growing tomatoes in the Galápagos islands has given new evidence that species can revert to an ...
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.
A global voyage inspired by Charles Darwin's journey aboard HMS Beagle has finished in Cornwall. Dutch tall ship, ...
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 ...