In which Darwin gets to work on species, and I disappear down a research rabbit-hole. With loads of links to recent Darwin- and evolution-related stories.
Writing tagged: ‘galapagos islands’
Newsletter No. 8: Reading for amusement
Darwin reads Malthus · mass extinctions · earthworms · Gilbert White · Lonesome George · lichen · zebras · Neanderthals · life on Venus? · bats · book reviews · and more…
Newsletter No. 6: Building on a theory
To mark Charles Darwin’s 211th birthday, some thoughts on his 1871 classic, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, an unlikely anecdote about a snail, plus all the usual book reviews and links to Darwin-related news stories.
Newsletter No. 2: Writing with a dip pen
Our second newsletter marks the 159th anniversary of the publication of ‘On the Origin of Species’…
Documentary review: ‘Galápagos: the Islands that Changed the World’
Totally awesome three-part series about some rather special islands.