Although Linnaeus grouped humans with other apes, it was English biologist Charles Darwin who laid out an explanation for how humans came to be. ... 5 fast facts about human evolution.

A century after teacher John Scopes was tried for presenting human evolution in the classroom, a new book argues the trial ...

Editorial: Darwin's evolution revolution. One hundred and forty-four years ago this day, the world was revolutionized by a book. On Nov. 24, 1859, it was published in England: ... You should know what ...

In 1904, thousands of indigenous people were brought to the St. Louis World’s Fair to be put on public display.Scientists offered them as examples of lower stages of human evolution.

One hundred years ago, the small town of Dayton, Tenn., became the unlikely stage for one of the most sensational trials in ...

In the descent of man, Charles Darwin dealt with what he called “the highest & most interesting problem for the naturalist.”This volume of essays shows how true these words still remain in the ...

Darwin city. Evolution in a telecoupled world ; Design it with Darwin -- Outskirt Summary "Menno Schilthuizen is one of a growing number of "urban ecologists" studying how our manmade environments are ...

“It may be doubted,” Darwin wrote, “if there are any other animals which have played such an important part in the history of the world as these lowly organized creatures.” ...