(In one essay he contemplated religion as a kind of “mind virus”.) Dr Dawkins earned the sobriquet “Darwin’s rottweiler”—a nod to Thomas Huxley, an early defender of the naturalist’s ...

This story appears in the February 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. The journey of young Charles Darwin aboard His Majesty's Ship Beagle, during the years 1831-36, is one of the best ...

In the often tense—and taut—world of politics, where every action and inaction is closely critiqued, a politician's laugh can be a surprisingly effective tool. The Power of Humor and Charm in ...

Although it’s a sign of having a fine old time, a good laugh is one of the most complicated things our bodies produce. Here’s why. We don’t choose to laugh. Even if we’ve paid to watch ...

It was in this pivotal year that Darwin, back from his voyage on the Beagle and trying to understand the forces that drove the origin of new species, read the works of Thomas Malthus, a parson and ...

John Edmonstone was a former enslaved man who taught the young Charles Darwin the skill of taxidermy. This skill helped Darwin preserve the birds that fermented his ideas about evolution. Many Black ...

But in Darwin's time, it was impossible to see any of that. No one was sure how animals or plants passed down traits. And Darwin knew that the lack of an explanation for heredity left a big gap in ...

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

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection made us rethink our place in the world. The idea that humans shared a common ancestor with apes was a challenge to the foundations of ...

There’s no doubt Darwin Nunez’s first two years on Merseyside have been something of a rollercoaster. Signed by the Reds in 2022 for an initial $95m (£75m/€89m) from Benfica, the Uruguayan ...

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