The theory of evolution by natural selection was first formulated in Darwin’s book “On the Origin of Species” in 1859. It ...

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Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China. Darwin proposed that ‘variation’ included changes in the developmental process that could be induced by environmental shifts. In the final ...

One hundred and forty-four years ago this day, the world was revolutionized by a book. On Nov. 24, 1859, it was published in England: Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural ...

One hundred years ago, a substitute teacher in Dayton, Tenn., was charged with the crime of teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. His name was John Scopes. At the time, ...

When Ella al-Shamahi went to college, she thought she'd be able to prove Darwin's theory of evolution was wrong. Instead, she was convinced the science was right.

One hundred years ago, the small town of Dayton, Tenn., became the unlikely stage for one of the most sensational trials in American history. A local substitute teacher, John Scopes, was charged with ...