The great geologist behind the Origin of Species
Monday, June 8, 2015 - 07:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
After Charles Darwin published the landmark On the Origin of Species in 1859 at the age of 50, he devoted the rest of his professional life to building up evidence to support its central claim – namely that species of plants and animals evolve over time to adapt to their surroundings through the process of natural selection.