The first stop of the HMS Beagle in January 1832 was Quail Island (today Island of Santa Maria), a small island located in the bay of Praia of the larger island of St. Jago (today Santiago in the Cape ...

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Charles Darwin, who was also a geologist, suggested that reefs take on a fixed sequence of forms as a volcanic island gradually sinks below sea level. Reefs on some island chains, such as the Society ...

It's been called the most important scientific book ever. A stunning claim, but certainly Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology, published in 1830, shook prevailing views of how Earth had been formed.

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In 1836, Charles Darwin returned to England after his five-year voyage on HMS Beagle. He soon became a closet evolutionist, working on his biological theory of evolution before publishing On the ...

For the very first time, the entire contents of the eclectic personal library of naturalist Charles Darwin has been published online, and a massive 9,300 entries come with links to the works, making ...

For the first time since his death in 1882, Charles Darwin’s impressive library has been virtually reassembled to reveal the multitude of books, pamphlets and journals cited and read by the ...

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More than 30 years ago, a Smithsonian intern came upon an 1875 letter written by British naturalist Charles Darwin — and pocketed it. Last month, the letter was returned. The letter came into the ...