To illustrate his theory, Darwin bred the birds to have exaggerated features. Original line drawing of an English Pouter pigeon from the book Variation in Animals and Plants under Domestication by ...

Over his life, Charles Darwin rose to become one of the most famous scientists in the world. He is best known for his central role as co-discoverer of the theory of evolution, culminating in the ...

Charles Darwin was born ... shuffling into their burrows. Darwin’s most well-known work, On the Origin of Species, was published in November 1859. In the book, Darwin set out his theory of ...

Books such as Charles Lyell's recently published Principles of Geology had a profound impact, making him think about slow processes which occur over vast periods of time. During the trip ...