Today, researchers using the genetic techniques of "evo devo" can trace the evolution of the various kinds of organisms that Darwin fit into his "tree of life" (here, from an 1837 notebook ...

Although the ladder of life idea was central to the evolutionary theories advanced by many of his predecessors, Charles Darwin largely rejected the ladder concept in favor of a tree; indeed ...

Charles Darwin is famous for proposing the theory of evolution by natural selection, but how much more do you know about the ...

Charles Darwin used the concept of a tree of life in the context of the theory of evolution to illustrate that all species on Earth are related and evolved from a common ancestor. The tips of the ...

Survival of the fittest’ is Darwin 101. But did you know that Charles Darwin didn’t actually coin that phrase? Let’s explore ...

One of the 20th-century's biggest quests was to find the “missing link,” a being who connected humans to their pre-historic ...

How Darwin changed the world Darwin ... At its heart, “evolution means that we’re all distant cousins: humans and oak trees, hummingbirds and whales,” the information site adds.

By Liz Kimbrough In the sunbaked Galápagos Islands, a male finch perches on a branch, hearing what sounds like another bird’s ...

The idea of a species is fundamental to the way that many people understand the structure of life on Earth. But ask 10 ...

Cambridge University Library The tree of life sketch was central to developing Darwin's theory of evolution The notepads date from the late 1830s after Darwin had returned from the Galapagos Islands.

My research interests lie in the taxonomy and evolution of parasitoid wasps, so I’m particularly keen to see genomes from wasps which have co-opted viruses which help them overcome host immune ...

The landmark tree in Shrewsbury polled 20 per cent of the vote in the national contest – just one per cent behind the winning Skipinnish Oak in Scotland. Darwin Oak is estimated to be 550 years ...