2009 is the 150th anniversary of the publication of "On the Origin of Species." As with many original sources, it is known mostly by reputation but Darwin's writing can still offer surprises ...

Come one, come all and gather ‘round as we try to solve an age-old question … Which came first? The chicken or the egg? Two ...

During a trip to Mashpi Lodge in Quito, Ecuador, visitors spend the day at lectures on biology and conservation before checking on visuals recorded by camera traps wired throughout the jungle ...

Darwin on the Origin of Species “New notions and new styles worry us, till we get well used to them, which is only by slow degrees.” ...

We touch, in fact, the grand and complex question of the Origin of Species -- that mystery of mysteries, as one of our greatest philosophers has styled it.

The trees have been called both "grotesque" and "one of the most charismatic species on our planet" – and now we know where they came from.

Take a tour through seven million years of human evolution and explore the origin of Homo sapiens.

ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES starts as a parable of human evolution and develops as a lighthearted drama. Paul has prepared menus and conversation topics circling the question of how a species evolves.

Title page for Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species Library of Congress Vestiges quickly became a popular hit, a rose-tinted 2001: A Space Odyssey of its day.

A species is a distinct group of organisms and the most basic unit used to measure life on Earth. However, there’s no single definition of a species, meaning this vital concept in biology can be ...

We’re asking contributors to put together their own collected observations like this one – and as always, if you’ve got an idea to pitch for The Interpreter, drop a line via the contact details on the ...