Efforts in US to mark Feb 12 as `Darwin Day`

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 15:52

As scientists the world over prepare to celebrate the 205th birthday of Charles Darwin - known as father of evolution - that falls Feb 12, US lawmaker Rush Holt has re-introduced a resolution in Congress to declare the day as `Darwin Day`.

Island animals tamer: Study proves Charles Darwin`s Galapagos theory correct

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 01:59

Charles Darwin`s Galapagos theory that states animals living on islands were tamer than on the mainlands has been proven correct by the scientists in a new study.

Frog named after Darwin croaks its last

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 09:13

A frog named after Charles Darwin has gone extinct because of a deadly amphibian skin disease, scientists believe.

New rat species discovered in birthplace of `theory of evolution`

Last Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013, 16:20

One hundred years after the death of Sir Alfred Russel Wallace, an international team of zoologists has discovered a new genus of mammal in the Halmahera Island in Indonesia.

Scientists gather in Galapagos Islands to discuss evolution

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 10:43

Scientists from the Americas and Europe gathered in Ecuador`s Galapagos Islands to discuss evolution in the place that inspired Charles Darwin to develop his theory of the evolution of species.

Veteran ABC commentator suspended by national broadcaster management over racist jibe

Last Updated: Thursday, May 9, 2013, 15:19

Veteran Rugby League caller and the voice of Rugby League for ABC Radio David Morrow has been suspended by the national broadcaster management over his racist comments on Darwin Aborigines, pending a probe into the alleged racist remarks.

Darwin`s personal letters to be made available online

Last Updated: Monday, March 25, 2013, 20:35

Thousands of personal letters by 19th-century naturalist Charles Darwin will be released to the public online for the first time.

Darwin`s personal letters to be made available online

Last Updated: Monday, March 25, 2013, 15:50

Thousands of personal letters by Charles Darwin will be released to the public online for the first time.

Abu Dhabi firm makes oil discovery in new Darwin oil field

Last Updated: Monday, February 18, 2013, 13:21

According to a statement released by the company, two oil columns were discovered during the Darwin drilling programme, which commenced in November 2012.

Galapagos tortoises more than 1,000 in number now

Last Updated: Sunday, December 16, 2012, 16:04

Galapagos tortoise, who’s number had slipped down to merely 15 in the world in the 1970s, have risen to 1,000 on the islands thanks to a successful breeding program.

Fossil data yields understanding of Darwin’s `abominable mystery`

Last Updated: Friday, December 7, 2012, 21:01

New research has shed new light on what Charles Darwin famously called "an abominable mystery": the apparently sudden appearance and rapid spread of flowering plants in the fossil record.

Fungi wrapped by Darwin in newspaper found in Cambridge

Last Updated: Thursday, September 27, 2012, 20:41

Fungi and seaweed collected by Charles Darwin on the Beagle`s voyage to South America in 1832-33 have been found still wrapped in an 1828 newspaper by a librarian at Cambridge University.