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 ...

Darwin had changed the way the human race perceived its place in the universe. Over the 127 years since Darwin's death, his theory has grown even more influential, spawning numerous groundbreaking ...

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection made us rethink our place in the world. The idea that humans shared a common ancestor with apes was a challenge to the foundations of ...

Youngsters across Shrewsbury have plenty to look forward to during this half-term as the town marks the birth of Charles ...

Charles Robert Darwin, naturalist, is buried in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey, not far from Sir Isaac Newton. He was born in Shrewsbury on 12th February 1809, son of Robert Waring ...

The prominent Cambridge geologist Adam Sedgwick has told his father that young Charles no doubt will take a place among the leading scientific men. "After reading this letter," Darwin later ...

Named after the Shrewsbury-born scientist, the DarwIN Shrewsbury Festival will see a range of activities aimed at children throughout the month. Festival-goers can expect everything from Wiggly ...