01-Apr-1832: Darwin falls for an old tradition

April Fool’s Day aboard HMS Beagle, 1832.

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Rara avis

Biologists record call of rare bird.

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Surprising new evidence in support of the 'Aquatic Ape' hypothesis

(Silly photo.)

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Newsletter

Newsletter No. 7: Stirring up the mud

160 years after Darwin ‘stirred up the mud’, the ‘controversy’ over evolution by means of natural selection was settled long ago, as far as the scientific community is concerned.

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.