I meet a Darwin.
Month: September 2007
Frederick Burkhardt (1912–2007)
Professor Frederick Burkhardt, founder and general editor of the Darwin Correspondence Project, has died.
23-Sep-1832: Darwin discovers a ‘rhinoceros’
…for which, read ‘giant ground sloth’ or ‘Megatherium’.
Symbiotic breakdown
Rhino, Tickbird Stuck In Dead-End Symbiotic Relationship.
Paywalls come tumbling down (sort of)
Select clippings from the New York Times archive.
Globetrotting
The Beagle Project's Nunatak is blogging from Taipei.
Menopause for thought
They're at it again. Sociobiologists are looking for evolutionary explanations for phenomena that don't seem to need them.
Caaaaak! Polly want a cracker!
It's international Talk Like a Pirate Day.
Darwin in Ilkley
In which I make a brief pilgrimage.
Darwin comes to Downe
On 17th September 1842, Charles Darwin moved into Down House. It was to remain his home for the rest of his life.
16-Sep-1835: Darwin sets foot on the Galápagos Islands
Darwin first sets foot on the Galápagos Islands.
Hello, Cleveland! Rock and Roll!*
The Friends of Charles Darwin have their 1800th member.