It was an idea born out of Darwin’s observations of the astonishing wildlife he encountered as a young man in the Galápagos Islands and elsewhere during a five-year voyage aboard the HMS Beagle.

In Worms, Darwin wrote that: “It may be doubted if there are many other animals which have played such an important part in the history of the world as these lowly organised creatures.” Quite ...

A warm and sticky July has Top End residents asking a very valid question: why on earth is it so hot – but the good news is, ...

Students learn about Darwin's voyage on the Beagle by reading excerpts from his letters and journals and mapping his route. Instead of simply telling students that Darwin was a keen observer, this ...

How odd In 1861, Darwin wrote to his friend Henry Fawcett about recent progress in geological sciences: ‘How odd it is that everyone should not see that all observation must be for or against some ...

Followed categories will be added to My News. THE first of the Bureau of Meteorology’s purpose-built Observing Operations Hub has been opened in Darwin.