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A still life oil painting of a basket overflowing with fruit.

Science plus Art: more than the sum of their parts?

... than on any other topic - quite apart from the fact that Darwin holds a special place in the hearts and minds of the ...

Music to my ears: how language evolved

... mankind to perceive, recollect and mimic sounds. Charles Darwin, and many scholars after him, have suggested that ...

Portrait painting of Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1732–1800) by the American painter Gilbert Stuart.

Looking Left, Thinking Right ?

... sword? 26. What was the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin made his famous voyage to the Galapagos? 27. What's ... (19%) 26. What was the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin made his famous voyage to the Galapagos? Beagle (14%) ...

Cartoon of a virus or germ

Mutations in SARS-CoV-2: friend or foe?

... the virus, similar in principle to those made by Charles Darwin to describe how species evolve over time. Differences ...

Hearts

What is the purpose of sexual reproduction ?

... are more likely to be passed on. This is the basis of Darwin's theory of evolution and the mechanism by which it ...

Author Simon Singh who has been sued for libel following an article in which he asked whether Chiropractic was evidence based.

Silencing Our Science: SOS

... writers that have defied the world to tell us the truth. Darwin's right to free speech allowed him to teach us about ...

Cartoon representation of a nerve cell

Alpha Shock

... the distance. The high-ceilinged room, a loving homage to Darwin's study, was of course empty, the workstations and ...