Darwin's voyage of discovery had already caused a huge sensation in London,“ he explained. ”Henslow assured him that on his return, he would take his place among the great men of science.“ ...

St. Jago, one of the Cape Verde Islands, is the first place Darwin disembarks on his Beagle voyage. "The geology of St. Jago," Darwin notes, "is very striking yet simple: a stream of lava formerly ...

So begins The Voyage of the Beagle, Charles Darwin’s account of his trip around the coast of South America, between the islands of the Galápagos, and back to England—a journey that inspired ...

THERE is no book of travels so famous, so instructive or so widely read as the second edition of Darwin's “Naturalist's Voyage round the World”. The so-called first edition was published as ...

Charles Darwin sailed all along the 2.600 miles of the Chilean coast An international group of scientists plan to recreate Charles Darwin’s five-year sea voyage around the world aboard a replica ...

It was a trove of fossils. Never mind the notion of Darwin's finches. For a fresh view of the Beagle voyage, start with Darwin's armadillos and giant sloths. "What we had for dinner to day would ...

An endangered species of frog named after Charles Darwin has been saved from extinction - thanks to the London Zoo. A deadly ...

By the time he was serendipitously invited to accompany Captain Robert FitzRoy on a voyage of the HMS Beagle, Darwin had become an astute and insatiable scientist, primed for significant discoveries.

The birth of 33 frogs at the London Zoo has been hailed as a “landmark moment” in the ongoing battle to save an endangered species that was first described by Charles Darwin during his epic voyage on ...

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 ...

The same hand has surely worked throughout the universe." October 1836 (Voyage of the Beagle) (Darwin's Struggle with Faith) On Ascencion Island, one of the last stops of the voyage, Darwin ...