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The study of evolution is fracturing – and that may be a good thing

How will life on Earth and the ecosystems that support it adapt to climate change? Which species will go extinct – or evolve into something new? How will microbes develop further resistance to antibiotics?

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The weird and wonderful world of Australian orchids disguised as dragons, fairies and spiders

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.

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Rare Collection Of Charles Darwin’s Photos Being Auctioned Off

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

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Large tortoises lived in South Africa long ago: how we recorded their fast-disappearing traces

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…

The Conversation

Charles Darwin autograph manuscript could fetch £700,000 at auction

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

The Guardian - UK

Australian Museum curator Gerard Krefft's ill-fated fight against the creationist establishment

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.

ABC News

From coelacanths to crinoids: These nine ‘living fossils’ haven’t changed in millions of years

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

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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

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

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

Four endangered giant tortoises killed as they are hunted and slaughtered for meat

Four critically-endangered Galapagos giant tortoises have been found slaughtered recently in the Ecuadorian archipelago and officials fear they are being hunted for their meat

Daily Mirror

Rare orchid flourishes in Charles Darwin’s gardens after two-year project

Unusually the violet helleborine is only pollinated by wasps and is thriving thanks to nectar that is irresistible to the insects

The Guardian - UK

Incompetent People Are Often Too Incompetent To Realize Just How Incompetent They Are, Says New Study

The less people know about a scientific issue, the more confident they are that they are right.

Reason

An island in the Galápagos reintroduced iguanas after nearly 200 years of extinction

The Galápagos land iguana is back on Santiago Island. That's thanks to some help from a team of conservationists.

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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.

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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…

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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.

Newcastle Herald

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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 Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

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

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

Do we need a new theory of evolution?

The long read: A new wave of scientists argues that mainstream evolutionary theory needs an urgent overhaul. Their opponents have dismissed them as misguided careerists – and the conflict may determine the future of biology

The Guardian - AU

‘Fluffy’ crab that wears a sponge as a hat discovered in Western Australia

Family found a Lamarckdromia beagle specimen washed up on the beach in Denmark in southern WA

Salon

The sperm evolutionary arms race

Ongoing research elaborates the incredible lengths male animals (and men) will go to ensure that sperm meets egg

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