Darwin was born into a wealthy family on Feb. 12, 1809. But tragedy struck early, and Darwin's mother died when the boy was just 8 years old. His older sisters became the maternal figures.

Charles Darwin: Life After 'On the Origin of Species' ... John Bowlby suggested that Darwin’s adult symptoms resulted from the experience of his mother’s sudden death when he was 8 years old.

Charles Darwin, known for his theory of evolution, would have celebrated his 210th birthday Tuesday. Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection came to be the base for modern evolution study.

Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were both born on Feb. 12th, 1809. Why is celebrating their birthdays important? Why should we take this opportunity to talk about them with our students or our ...

Not only were Darwin and his wife first cousins, but his mother’s parents were third cousins. The researchers calculated that for 6.3% of their genetic sequences, Darwin’s children inherited ...

Darwin’s own politics, in the tradition of his father’s prosperous family and that of his mother’s — the Wedgwoods, the ceramic industrialists — were Whig, liberal, and abolitionist.

Charles Darwin's life was "one long struggle against the weariness of strain and sickness." His doctors prescribed a variety of treatments including mercury and weak hydrochloric acid, to no avail.

Piesse suggests that a fragile, homebound mother who took special pride in her flock of pigeons was still in Darwin’s mind when he dwelt on pigeons in the endearingly domesticated opening to his ...

NEW YORK — How much did Charles Darwin's personal anxieties influence his work on the theory of evolution? Did the tragedy of losing his mother at an early age shape the type of scientist he ...