About Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin was born on 12 February 1809 in Shrewsbury. He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1831 and was recommended by the Professor of Botany John Stevens ...

In September 1835, Charles Darwin embarked on the HMS Beagle to the Galapagos Archipelago, where he observed unique species of plants and animals. His studies led him to question the prevailing ...

Organisers are gearing up for the return of the DarwIN Shrewsbury Festival - an annual event to celebrate the life, work and legacy of Charles Darwin, the town's most famous son.

On This Day in 1831, Charles Darwin Embarked on a Journey That Led to His Groundbreaking Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection Darwin was just 22 when he set out on a voyage that would change ...

A tall ship recreating Charles Darwin's famous journey aboard the HMS Beagle has reached the halfway point of its voyage. The 107-year-old Oosterschelde left Plymouth, in Devon, in August last ...

A group of experts is reviving Charles Darwin's acclaimed voyage around the globe, training the next generation of scientists and sharing their findings through real-time updates along the way.

The DARWIN200 Project is retracing English naturalist Charles Darwin’s 19th-century voyage, stopping at 32 ports around the globe by 2025. The sailing ship’s crew is composed of 200 young ...

It wasn't long after the famed scientist Charles Darwin died that the rumors started. Within a week of his death on April 19, 1882, a preacher in Wales "confirmed" for his parishioners that the ...

On April 19, 1882, Charles Darwin, author of "On the Origin of Species" and the father of evolution, died at his home in Downe, England. He was 73. More than 30 years later, in 1915, across the ...