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Newsletter No. 1: ‘Auspicious date’

Our very first newsletter went out on 160th anniversary of Charles Darwin finally going public with his Theory of Evolution by Means of Natural Selection. As anniversaries go, that’s a biggie…

Published 01-Jul-2018
Filed under: Newsletters Tags: alfred russel wallace, charles darwin, darwin's experiments, newsletters
Darwin's Backyard

Book review: ‘Darwin’s Backyard’ by James T Costa

How small experiments led to a big theory.

Published 28-Jun-2018
Filed under: Reviews Genres: About Darwin, Evolution, History of Science Tags: books, charles darwin, darwin's experiments, reviews
Darwin’s Garden’ by Michael Boulter

Book review: ‘Darwin’s Garden’ by Michael Boulter

The first book with the word Darwin on the spine that I ever gave up on.

Published 18-Dec-2011
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Best Ignored Tags: books, charles darwin, darwin's experiments, reviews

A small patch of lawn

One of Darwin's experiments is being repeated by a blogger.

Published 21-Apr-2007
Filed under: Blog Tags: blogs, charles darwin, darwin's experiments, ecology, joseph dalton hooker

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