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Menu. Main navigation. Darwin & The Worms. Darwin died in the spring of 1882. His last major published work was on the earthworm: The Formation of Vegetable Mould, Through the Action of Worms went on sale in 1881. Somewhat surprisingly it was a big

plants: ‘may not those naturalists… learn a lesson of caution when they deride the idea of species in a state of nature being lineal descendents of other species?’.

Thanks to this Darwin’s name was already known on his return and so he could begin editing his notes and diaries for publication, and digesting the lessons he had learned

Menu. Main navigation. Darwin & Botany. Many people know about Gregor Mendel and his work on peas which laid the foundation for modern genetics, but the public does not often associate Darwin with botany. They should: he published numerous articles

Menu. Main navigation. Work. For Kids. This section is for kids. Charles Darwin was a brilliant naturalist who changed the way people think about life on earth. One reason why he was able to do this was because he was always passionate about science

Menu. Main navigation. Evolutionary. Astrophysics? If you had to choose one subject left untouched by the impact of Darwin’s ideas, you might think a safe bet is physics. It’s difficult to see how unravelling the mechanism for the diversity and

Menu. Main navigation. Darwin & Zoology. Humans are animals. Many people most readily associate Darwin’s evolutionary ideas with other animals: monkeys, birds, whales etc. But neither Darwin’s theoretical work nor his practical studies were

Menu. Main navigation. Darwin & The Descent Of Man. Charles Darwin’s theories of natural and sexual selection apply to humans as they do to any other species. Recent editions of his most famous book, On The Origin of Species, often feature a

Menu. Main navigation. Life. Work. In this section you'll find articles about Darwin's life. Darwin had an amazing life! He spent his youth and university years making the most of life - eating, drinking and having fun. Yet out of this emerged a

Menu. Main navigation. Eugenics. What does your ideal partner look like? Now what about their mind? To many of us the idea of someone who looks like they could belong on America’s next top model with a stellar IQ and a quick sense of humour is