Rows of preserved specimen jars from Charles Darwin's iconic Galapagos voyage have sat, unopened, in the archives of London's ...

The HMS Beagle had many lives. It first launched on the River Thames on May 11, 1820, as a ten-gun brig in the Royal Navy, but was soon after converted into a research vessel. Most famously, the ...

Few are aware of the renowned Charles Darwin’s ties to South Africa and the Cape in particular. On Sunday, April 25, 2010, the H.M.S. Few are aware of the renowned Charles Darwin’s ties to South ...

Page from Conrad Martens’s sketchbooks (1833–35), from his time on board the HMS Beagle (courtesy Cambridge University Library) Yet the sketchbooks aren’t just about Darwin; Martens was an adventurous ...

A group of marine archaeologists may have solved one of the world’s most enduring maritime mysteries — the final resting place of the HMS Beagle in which Charles Darwin developed his landmark theory ...

What do a golf ball, a parasitised tarantula and Charles Darwin have in common? They are all linked to a variety of fungal specimens scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew have archived or ...

Charles Darwin is to be celebrated in a new £2 coin, which was being released from today. Published Jan 2 Shropshire’s most famous son is included in a new set of coins released by the Royal Mint, ...