More than a decade after his 'Origin of Species', Darwin found courage to publish ideas he had once only hinted at. In 'The Descent of Man' he presented an unequivocal account of human evolution.

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

Darwin's foes protest ape-man connection. While On the Origin of Species does not address human evolution, critics assume (correctly) that Darwin thinks humans are no exception. At a meeting of ...

The fossil remains of the unique hominid were found in Ethiopia in 1974, traveled around the world, were the subject of ...

A spate of books about evolution followed, as well as full-throated attacks on religion, particularly its creationist aspects ...

not the pro-evolution ones, that were the object of widespread public ridicule. Darwin had changed the way the human race perceived its place in the universe. Over the 127 years since Darwin's ...

Evolution of human traitsIcons depict cultural and biological ... Early in origin of species, Charles Darwin comes out fighting: “Natural Selection, as we shall hereafter see, is a power ...

Charles Darwin's theory states that all organisms alive today evolved from more simple life forms. Two fossils named Ardi and Lucy provide evidence for human evolution. Both were found in Africa.

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

W hile driving through the Home Depot parking lot a week ago, I passed a young man making an impressive effort to become a Darwin Award winner. Instituted in 1985, a person is rec ...

“The central idea of biological evolution is ... misappropriated Darwin’s idea of a biological “struggle for existence” and applied it more broadly to human society and culture.

Spencer is also responsible for the phrase "there is no alternative," which reflected his belief that Darwin's theory of ...