This book explores how our manmade environments are accelerating and changing the evolution of the animals and plants around us. Taking us on a journey around the world for a close up look at just how flexible and swift-moving natural selection can be, we see wildlife not just surviving but thriving in urban spaces...

Everybody knows the names of the great scientists, but how many of us know anything about their work, let alone their private lives? This easy-to-read series enables each of us to become an instant expert.

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This Catalyst article is about using computer models which use natural selection to evolve new products. Computers can be used to simulate evolution showing how some species die out and how others evolve and thrive. Products used by humans in everyday activities also evolve and this article describes how their...

Produced by ARKive in this resource students observe images of different species of finches from the Galapagos Islands. The activity supports students in producing a simple key.

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Charles Darwin's visit to the Galapagos lasted just five weeks, and on his return he never left Britain again. This book explores the domestic Darwin, tracing the great naturalist's journey across Britain: a voyage not of the body, but of the mind.

Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution sent shockwaves through the nineteenth century world, but its impact has continued to be potent and widespread – in society, religion, politics and science. Andrew Marr’s fascinating documentary series tells the story of Darwin’s amazing legacy…

If you have ever looked at a dog waiting to go for a walk and thought there was something age-old and almost human about his sad expression, you're not alone; Charles Darwin did exactly the same. But Darwin didn't...

Five years after returning from his trip around the world on HMS Beagle , the young Charles Darwin became the owner of Down House in Kent, where he moved his growing family far away from the turmoil and distractions...

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Charles Darwin transformed our understanding of the universe and our place in it with his development of the theory of evolution. 150 years later, we are still puzzling over the implications. John Dupre presents a...

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For the first time ever in one volume, here are four of the most influential works of Charles Darwin, reprinted in their entirety, each illuminated by commentary from eminent scientist James D. Watson.

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This book reveals the famous scientist's life in compelling detail as never before. From his early childhood experiments to his ground-breaking publications and including his expedition aboard the Beagle, this book examines Darwin's own experiences to show how he created the theories for which he became known.