Blessings on her." With this, Darwin closes his memorial to his daughter, Annie, a week after her death at 10 years old. Annie and two of her sisters earlier suffered a bout of scarlet fever ...

This story appears in the February 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. The journey of young Charles Darwin aboard His Majesty's Ship Beagle, during the years 1831-36, is one of the best ...

DEAR ANNIE: My wife “Monica” has been having a mostly texting affair with “Mike” for almost two years. There are emails where they address each other with, “Hey, babe.” It is disgusting.

It was in this pivotal year that Darwin, back from his voyage on the Beagle and trying to understand the forces that drove the origin of new species, read the works of Thomas Malthus, a parson and ...

After spending four years in the Northern Territory producing and presenting at ABC Radio Darwin, Annie is thrilled to return home to north east Victoria as the Goulburn Murray rural reporter ...

Charles Darwin was born in Shropshire, England in 1809. In 1825 he went to the University of Edinburgh to study medicine. His experience at university provided him with a wide scientific education.

Both behind the scenes and on display in the galleries, you'll find many specimens collected by Charles Darwin on the five-year voyage of HMS Beagle. Take a closer look at nine highlights from the ...

Like so many great scientists, Charles Darwin was first drawn to science as a young boy by his intense interest in the diverse animals and plants that filled his surroundings. Later, despite his ...

John Edmonstone was a former enslaved man who taught the young Charles Darwin the skill of taxidermy. This skill helped Darwin preserve the birds that fermented his ideas about evolution. Many Black ...

Dhipirri Barra and Sportfishing Lodge guide Sean Fiumara is lucky to be alive after being dragged off a boat by a 4m croc. A ...

In the statement, the lodge management said one of their experienced fishing guides, Sean Fiumara, was recovering in Royal ...