February 2007 – The Friends of Charles Darwin

We are all Minnesotans now

Common earthworms crawl amok in the good old U.S. of A.

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Rara avis

Biologists record call of rare bird.

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An ugly fact

Snail find falsifies my hypothesis.

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Unhobby

Nice quote spotted on the New Scientist letters page.

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Perplexed

I can't work out what the big deal is supposed to be regarding a story in New Scientist.

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28-Sep-1838: Darwin brainstorms Malthus
On 28 September 1838, Charles Darwin made some notes inspired by the writings of Rev. Thomas Malthus, and a famous simile was born.
Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin
To mark the 300th anniversary of his birth, a brief account of Rev. Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin.
26-Apr-1882: Charles Darwin buried in Westminster Abbey
On 26th April 1882, Charles Darwin was buried in Westminster Abbey. How this honour came about is described by his son Francis Darwin in The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin…
03-Dec-1831: Darwin’s first night aboard HMS Beagle
Darwin records his experimentations with a hammock.