Darwin's first—and only—trip around the world began a scientific revolution. The plants and animals encountered on the five-year voyage of the 'Beagle' provided the foundation for Charles ...

Falmouth was the port where HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin first set sail in 1831, and his return after a five-year voyage ...

Marine archaeologists may have solved one of the world's most enduring maritime mysteries, the final resting place of HMS Beagle in which Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution.

To assuage their fears, the Beagle’s men offered pieces of red cloth which, Darwin noted, “they immediately placed round their necks.” Right away, “We became good friends,” he recalled.

Charles Darwin recorded the rocks and fossils he collected on the Beagle Voyage in these notebooks. In these rather plain jotters Charles Darwin (1809-1882) recorded all the dry specimens that he ...

Darwin traveled around the Galapagos on his ship, the Beagle, bringing back to England several tortoises, some of which were juvenile. Enroute, the ship had many more tortoises that were consumed ...

Although Charles Darwin had completed his travels with the Beagle years prior, the vessel would forever be linked to its former ship naturalist. The Vic cannot be understood with a sweep of the eye.