Dozens of biographies have been written about Charles Darwin, one of the most influential thinkers in history. Now, for the first time, his life is portrayed pictorially in an illustrated biography in ...

Charles Darwin: Victorian mythmaker, by A. N. Wilson, John Murray A. N. Wilson is a prolific author who has written more than 45 books, including many biographies of subjects ranging from Queen ...

Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” was published in 1859 and is considered the basis of evolutionary biology. (Oli Scarff/GETTY IMAGES) Jerry A. Coyne is professor emeritus in the department ...

On February 12, followers of Charles Darwin around the world will reverently celebrate his birthday, which they have christened “Darwin Day.” Known to most Americans as Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, ...

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Jerry A. Coyne is professor emeritus in the department of ecology and evolution at the University of Chicago. He is the author of “Speciation” (with H. Allen Orr), “Why Evolution Is True” and “Faith ...