The United Kingdom’s Royal Mint has unveiled its five designs for the new year’s commemorative coin set, which honors ...

The oldest fossilised remains of complex animals appear suddenly in the fossil record, and as if from nowhere, in rocks that ...

This 30-million-year-long gap is actually rather helpful to Darwin. It means that there was plenty of time for the ancestor ...

A new study theorizes that evolution ticks at different speeds, especially when a big group of organisms first appears.

Discover who Charles Darwin was. Learn about his early life, education, voyage of the Beagle, theory of evolution, and ...

It’s not always the best-adapted animal that survives. Sometimes, it’s the one that exploits its fellow creatures ...

The male species is remarkably more colourful than the female in most species, as has been an endless source of wonder for ...

Charles Darwin worried that the fossil record looked strangely abrupt, with complex animals appearing in a geological instant ...

Domestic pigeons have surprising cultural significance. They inspired Charles Darwin in his thinking about evolution, ...

The £2 coin depicts the Beagle, the ship that took Shrewsbury-born Darwin on his famous voyage of discovery. Beagle was ...

Freed from the threat of invasive predators, Galapagos birds are performing astonishing feats of return and innovation – 200 ...

Discover the significant world events, notable birthdays, and notable deaths that occurred on December 27. Check what ...