SN Special : Darwin turns 200
Expanded Web edition
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This special Web edition of Science News includes expanded versions of articles from the magazine’s print edition plus two additional features, all commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. Darwin’s life and science, followed by five reports from the frontiers of research in evolutionary science | Go Download a PDF of the special edition Exclusive for Science News subscribers. Download Explore our interactive timeline |
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By Tom Siegfried Two centuries ago, modern biology’s founding father was born in England. He became the most celebrated scientist of his time, deciphering the records of life’s history from creatures extinct and living and thereby explaining the genesis of life’s diversity. Read | Download |
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By Rachel Ehrenberg Darwin’s dangerous idea has adapted to modern biology. Read | Download |
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By Tina Hesman Saey Investigating the genetic books of life reveals new details of ‘descent with modification’ and the forces driving it. |
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By Sid Perkins Mining the gaps: The in-between fossils are the hardest to find, but they tell the best stories. |
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By Patrick Barry An extensive look at the mathematics |
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By Susan Milius Dumb designs for sex: Evolutionary biology walks on the weird side |