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An occasional series where Mongabay’s founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives, and story summaries.

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Evolution is nature's engine, driving and shaping genetic change and the diversity around us. Charles Darwin famously ...

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Multilevel selection is a controversial concept originally proposed by Darwin. A new study found evidence for it in the wild ...

A secretive creature observed by Darwin has long since been thought extinct, until observers recently spotted a specimen.

Scientific theory has had a rough time in America’s public schools. Almost 100 years ago, John Scopes was convicted of violating a Tennessee law prohibiting teaching ...

Discover the impact of Darwin, Huxley, and Spencer on American society and business practices in this insightful historical analysis.

In 1859, British naturalist Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species,” which explained his theory of evolution by means of natural selection. Darwin's theory was seen as a direct challenge ...

She is best known as a rigorous and creative contributor to the development of macroevolutionary theory — the origin and evolutionary fates of species and higher groups. She has died aged 82.

The bird is found on several of the Galápagos islands, where Darwin developed his theory of natural selection. But on Floreana, the rail wasn’t seen again after Darwin’s initial visit.