In this article, we'll take a closer look at Darwin's ideas. We'll trace how they emerged from his worldwide travels on the ship HMS Beagle, and we'll also walk through an example of how evolution by natural …

Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection underlies all modern biology. It enables us to decipher our genes and fight viruses, as well as to understand Earth's fossil record and rich biodiversity.

Darwin had arrived at a complete theory of evolution by 1839, but it was to be another 20 years before he published his ideas of evolution through natural selection in his epochal book On the Origin of …

The marsupials of Australia, Darwin's finches in the Galápagos, and many species on the Hawaiian Islands are unique to their island settings, but have distant relationships to ancestral species on …

The theory of evolution and faith in a creative and providential deity are not mutually exclusive and numerous theologians and scientists have found ways to reconcile these beliefs.

Today, most biologists define evolution more specifically as a process in which the genetic makeup of a population changes over time. This definition encompasses both large changes over long timescales, …

Darwin's theory was based on the mechanism of natural selection, which explains how populations can evolve in such a way that they become better suited to their environments over time.

The video discusses the misuse of Darwin's theory of natural selection by Social Darwinists. It highlights how they wrongly applied biological concepts to social issues, leading to harmful ideologies like …

Darwin zaproponował, że gatunki mogą się zmieniać w czasie, że nowe gatunki pochodzą od wcześniej istniejących gatunków i że wszystkie gatunki mają wspólnego przodka.

Herbert Spencer adapted Darwin's scientific theory to societal development, coining the term "Social Darwinism." Spencer believed Darwin's theory validated laissez-faire capitalism and a merit-based …