The story of Charles Darwin’s life. His theory of evolution changed the way we understood our place in the world.

How Did We Discover Natural Selection? The modern study of natural selection began with Charles Darwin, an English naturalist best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory.

Prior to the sale, the highest-priced Darwin document sold for just over $400,000, BBC reports. The manuscript is Darwin's defense of his natural selection theory. A one-page manuscript from ...

In an act of self-censorship, Darwin sat on natural selection for decades. He knew that these ideas would permanently change our understanding of life. And, ultimately, they did.

Introducing the theory of evolution by natural selection, Darwin's book fundamentally altered how scientists look at the natural world, and continues to frame biological research today.

Charles Darwin was a careful scientist. In the middle of the 19th century, while he was collecting evidence for his theory that species evolve by natural selection, he noticed it didn’t explain the ...

Object Details Author Shanahan, Timothy 1960- Contents Part I. Selection: Darwin and natural selection -- The group selection controversy -- For whose good does natural selection work? -- Part II.

Contemplating Collections In the years after returning from his voyage, Darwin used the observations he made on his journey to gradually compose his theory of evolution by natural selection.

Mutation, Not Natural Selection, Drives Evolution Molecular evolutionary biologist Masatoshi Nei says Darwin never proved natural selection is the driving force of evolution — because it isn't.

According to Sotheby's, the manuscript is Darwin's "definitive statement on natural selection and his legacy" and was written for a publication called The Autographic Mirror in October 1865.

How Did We Discover Natural Selection? The modern study of natural selection began with Charles Darwin, an English naturalist best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory.