A century and a half ago, a man by the name of Charles Darwin went on a journey around the world. This trip sparked an idea that would permanently alter the future of biology, and in conjunction with a certain Alfred Wallace, led to the publication of one of the most controversial and earth-shaking ...

Now Showing Matches 1 To 19 Field Guide to Geology A 6 page book report on "The Field Guide to Geology" by David Lambert. Lambert is known for his clear and unique style of cataloging information so that lay...

Charles Robert Darwin is considered by many to be the father of modern biology. He introduced the theory of evolution and natural selection to a time in which science was based of the words on the Bible. He revolutionized the way life science was studied. Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 18...

In his 23rd year of life, Charles Robert Darwin set sail from England for an around the world journey that proved to be the biggest turning point in biology and genetics ever. The surveying ship H.M.S Beagle's voyage would last five years, mainly concerning the South American coast. This trip w...

In the middle of this century, bot biological and cultural anthropology experiences a major change in theory. In biological anthropology, biological anthropologists adopted an approach which focused on the gene. They saw the human evolution as the process of genetic adaptation to the environ...

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science." (Albert Einstein, What I Believe) Science. I was sitting in the last row in biology class, pretending to take notes. I was trying to listen to the teacher, but what she was ...

Eleven Past and Present Bioneers A bioneer is a visionary who works for the Earth's behalf. The past, present, and future life on this planet has been, is, and will be changed by everyday people from all walks of life. A pauper, a bored student, a forester, a writer, a singer songwriter, an ...

INTELLIGENT DESIGN: A VALID THEORY? The term natural selection was discovered by Charles Darwin in his search for the way in which life and is processes evolved. The result of his studies has caused much debate throughout science. The concept created by Darwin is the theory of evolution, ...

The Present is the Key to the Past" James Hutton was born in 1726, a geographer, was named "the father of geology" who believed not that catastrophes built the earth as it is today, but rather the origin of rocks happened through slow processes and time by gathering observations, the changes tha...

To understand the present, we must first understand our history, through this same process we can come to understand Thomas Jefferson in contrast. Jefferson was responsible for laying the foundation for much of what we now know to be America, from the formation of the Constitution to his role in ...

In the development of any one person, the people who touch their lives, in and out, day after day, and the thoughts and feelings that they stirred are summed and that quantity represents a large portion of the individual. When looking at the development of someone with as great an impact as Charles...

"...why it is that we and the universe exists. If we find the answer to that, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason- for then we would know the mind of God." (Hawking 185). The debate between whether or not we were created by some Supreme Being or life itself happened by cha...

In his most famous book On the Origin of Species, Darwin included four major arguments: that new species appear; that these new species have evolved from older species; that the evolution of species is the result of natural selection; and "that natural selection depends upon variations and the mai...

Before November 24, 1859, many people simply believed that species were created by God in their present forms, or that it was possible for organic matter to be spawned from inorganic matter. However, Charles Darwin used these ideas to create his thesis, On the Origin of Species by Means of Nat...

Considered one of the most significant, influential, and controversial publications in history, this book, I felt would be interesting to read and learn from. Although his content in this particular book is the subject of much controversy, Darwin's proffesional contributions and accomplishments w...

After the French Revolution, the second half of the nineteenth century was dominated by science and industrialization. New ideas began to form in the progressively secular culture. "Realism, positivism, Darwinism, Marxism, and liberalism all reacted against romantic, religious, and metaphysi...

E.A. Hooton defined race has a "great division of mankind, the member of which, though individually varying, are characterized as a group by a certain combination of morphological and metrical features which have been derived from their common descent." Race is a term sometimes used by bio...

Interest is growing in the application of evolutionary and genetic behavioral ecological theory to problems of human lifetimes age specific fertility and mortality, population growth, and emerging population-environment interactions. An understanding of human evolution, particularly the effects of e...

Few scientists have been as influential or as controversial as Charles Darwin has. He is considered by many to be the father of the theory of evolution. He knew that there was a great deal of variation among members of a species and that some of these variation made individuals more fit to survive...

In this essay I will tell you about Gregor Mendel. I will tell you what he contributed to the study of heredity, when he conducted this work, if he relied on work or used any ideas from previous scientists, how their work impacted future scientists, and I will be telling you about any other inte...

Charles Darwin Charles Darwin was the first evolutionary biologist, and was the first person to start studying the evolution theory. His views were never accepted during his life and were often attacked at times. But Darwin wasn't one to stand down he defended his views no matter who was...

Jean Baptiste Lamarck The French Naturalist Jean Baptiste Lamarck pronounced the first comprehensive theory of evolution in the beginnings of the 19th century. His theory, the theory of acquired characteristics, had three parts and is as follows: 1) Theory of need- the production of a new organ o...

Evolution, a process of change through time, is what links together the enormous diversity of the living world. A lot of evidence is present that indicates that the earth has had a very long history and that all living things arose in the course of that history from earlier, more simpler forms. In...

On the Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin, is a scientific abstract about revolutionary ideas on evolution and the diversity of species from the evolutionary process. This book was originally a personal journal while Darwin was touring onboard the ship H.M.S. Beagle as the naturalist. The ship s...

Evolution is the change in a gene pool of a population over time. It is the theory that groups of organisms change with passage of time, mainly as a result of natural selection, so that descendants differ from their ancestors. In order for this theory to hold true, some things must be observed. F...