A secretive creature observed by Darwin has long since been thought extinct, until observers recently spotted a specimen.

The mysterious curly coated horses in South America evaded the famed naturalist. But now one couple is forming a herd of ...

Like so many great scientists, Charles Darwin was first drawn ... invited to accompany Captain Robert FitzRoy on a voyage of the HMS Beagle, Darwin had become an astute and insatiable scientist ...

Darwin is destined for life as a country parson. But before settling into such a quiet life, he yearns to have an adventure in the tropics. He reads and rereads Alexander von Humboldt's inspiring ...

In no rush to take holy orders, in 1831 Darwin accepted an offer to embark on a five-year voyage aboard HMS Beagle. Drawing of H.M.S. Beagle from A Naturalist’s Voyage Round the World by Charles ...

The vessel will trace the route of Charles Darwin's 1831 voyage as part of a conservation project. The piece was commissioned ahead of a sea journey following in the naturalist's footsteps.

This video for high-school students highlights Charles Darwin's personal struggle to ... and passion for natural history, his voyage on the Beagle, and his reliance on scientific process led ...

Both behind the scenes and on display in the galleries, you’ll find many specimens collected by Charles Darwin on his five-year voyage aboard HMS Beagle. Take a closer look at nine highlights from the ...

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection ... Darwin’s tutor at Cambridge recommended him as a ‘gentleman naturalist’ on a voyage around the world on HMS Beagle.

retracing Charles Darwin’s 19th-century route on the HMS Beagle. Ooterschelde has covered over 31,500 nautical miles on a journey that has so far taken 545 days. The voyage aims to host and ...

Charles Darwin close Charles DarwinAn English naturalist ... animals and fossils during a five-year voyage around the world in the 19th century. Darwin visited four continents on the ship HMS ...