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 ...

the great and complex battle of life...” – unlike his predecessors who viewed nature as a peaceful, harmoniously designed landscape painting, Darwin had observed that nature was a battlefield ...

The journey of young Charles Darwin aboard His ... One cryptic piece of testimony came from Darwin himself, near the end of his life, in the private autobiography he wrote for his family.

will help you trace the profound ways in which science can uniquely transform human life. Image: Ellen Sharples, Charles Darwin at age Seven, 1816; Mauli and Fox, Charles Darwin, circa 1850-1860 ...