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From coelacanths to crinoids: these 9 'living fossils' haven't changed in millions of years

We see evolution all around us, constantly, in every living thing. Yet in the deep oceans we find a number of “living fossils” reminiscent of creatures from prehistoric times.

The Conversation · Oct 10, 2022

An Intimate History of Evolution by Alison Bashford review – Darwin’s outriders

A sprawling history of the illustrious Huxley family charts the evolution of science and society over 200 years

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022

This “lifeless” Chilean desert harbors salty pools of microbes

The famously dry region has long been dismissed as a mostly lifeless wasteland, good for little more than mining. To these researchers, it’s a microbial gold mine worthy of protection.

Inverse · Sep 5, 2022

Iguanas Extinct For Centuries Make Comeback

Iguanas extinct from a Galapagos island for generations have been reborn nearly two centuries after they were first recorded by Charles Darwin.

Zenger · Aug 3, 2022

Gifted James Lovelock was Darwin's heir

Jim Lovelock was a late bloomer. His first book, Gaia: a New Look at Life on Earth, was published in 1979 when he was already 60 years old. By the time he died last Thursday, on his 103rd birthday, he had written ten more books on Gaia, the hypothesis that…

Bangkok Post · Aug 1, 2022

Flamingos Return To Galapagos Island After 20-Year Gap

Flamingos have returned to a Galapagos island 20 years after an invasion of rats forced them out.

Zenger · Jul 25, 2022

The secret world of Leonardo da Vinci, with Jonathan Jones

Discover the true extent of Leonardo da Vinci’s genius, in a masterclass that draws on Jonathan Jones’s lifelong interest in both the artist’s dazzling works and the many lives he led

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2022

Charles Darwin notebooks that went missing for 20 years are to go on display

The precious manuscripts were discovered to be missing in 2001 and were initially believed to have been put on a wrong shelf.

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Evolutionary biologists are ever adapting to progress in science

Letter: Many discoveries since the modern synthesis have been incorporated into evolutionary biology without substantially changing its major tenets, write Brian Charlesworth, Deborah Charlesworth and Jerry Coyne

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2022

Bones, bowels and body-snatchers – Anatomy: A Matter of Death and Life review

William Burke’s skeleton looms over this gripping exhibition showcasing the spooky relics of science’s thirst for anatomical knowledge – and the horrors this often unleashed

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2022