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Auction house Sotheby’s described is as “the most significant autograph manuscript by Darwin to ever appear at auction.”

The document is said to be one of the most significant autographed manuscripts to have appeared at auction

They have fascinated biologists and botanists for centuries and the rise of social media has led to a flood of enthusiasts sharing images of the mesmerising plants.

The Victorian album contains 19 pictures of the father of evolutionary theory. 

In 1835 Charles Darwin, the father of the theory of evolution, was exploring an island in the Galápagos archipelago when he encountered “two large tortoises, each of which must have weighed at least two hundred pounds”. He had never seen anything like them. He became entranced by the animals and…

Naturalist penned document in response to request for sample of his handwriting to reprint in magazine

When two burly blokes hustled the director of the Australian Museum down the front steps and out onto the street in 1874, it marked the end of a particularly spicy chapter of the institution's history.

In the deep oceans we find a number of unchanged “living fossils” reminiscent of creatures from prehistoric times.

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.