Alfred Russel Wallace, Darwin’s unheralded codiscoverer of the theory of evolution by natural selection, found inspiration in the specimens he collected on his travels.
Alfred Russel Wallace, Darwin’s unheralded codiscoverer of the theory of evolution by natural selection, found inspiration in the specimens he collected on his travels.
A bizarre group of Antarctic fishes lost their red blood cells but survived to tell their evolutionary tale, revealing a fundamental lesson about the birth and death of genes.
On the bicentennial of his birth, Edward Lear is celebrated for his whimsical poetry and his stunningly accurate scientific illustrations.
A unique organism sighted only once, more than a century ago, could shed light on the evolution of multicellularity—if it ever actually existed.
The discovery of the 2.5-million-year-old Taung Child skull marked a turning point in the study of human brain evolution.
Early 20th century cross circulation experiments on dogs paved the way for milestones in human cardiac surgery.
A 17th century Danish doctor arranges a museum of natural history oddities in his own home.
Anna Atkins, pioneering female photographer, revolutionized scientific illustration using a newly invented photographic technique.
How Nobel Laureate Barbara McClintock nearly gave up genetics for meteorology
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