The application of evolutionary biology addresses a wide range of practical problems in
medicine, agriculture, the environment, and society. Such cutting-edge applications are …

The theory of evolution is itself evolving with new findings and changes in the fundamental
underlying concepts. It is true that today's synthetic theory, which goes back to Darwin, is …

Evolutionary biology has been a remarkably dynamic area since its foundation. Its true
complexity, however, has been concealed in the last 50 years under an assumed opposition …

In his book On the Origin of the Species, Charles Darwin provides a great deal of material
evidence to support his theory of evolution. Over time, evolution has become accepted as a …

Compared to many other biological disciplines, evolutionary biology has been rather slow to
self-consciously assert and promulgate its practical value to society—even though …

Darwin's nineteenth-century writings laid the foundations for modern studies of evolution,
and theoretical developments in the mid-twentieth century fostered the Modern Synthesis …

In the ongoing debate about evolution, science and faith face off. But the truth is both sides
are right and wrong. In one corner: Atheists like Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, and Jerry …

When Charles Darwin sailed away on the" Beagle", 3 days after Christmas in 1831, he
surely did not anticipate the impact this 5-year expedition would have on him. During the" …

Is evolution 'progressive'? Biologists have been deeply divided in their answers to this
question for over a century and a half. Darwin addressed the question in On the Origin of …

Is Darwin due for an upgrade? There are growing calls among some evolutionary biologists
for just such a revision, although they differ about what form this might take. But those calls …