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Just Stop Oil protesters charged with spray-painting Charles Darwin’s grave in Westminster Abbey

Just Stop Oil claimed responsibility for the protest

The Independent UK

Just Stop Oil supporters spray-paint ‘1.5 is dead’ on Charles Darwin’s grave

The action followed confirmation that 2024 was the first year in which the average temperature exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.

Evening Standard

Just Stop Oil activists deface Charles Darwin’s grave inside Westminster Abbey

Protesters write ‘1.5 is Dead’ in orange spray chalk

The Independent UK

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Just Stop Oil activists spray paint Charles Darwin's grave inside Westminster Abbey

The protesters entered the Abbey around 10am on Monday and sprayed ‘1.5 Is Dead’ on Charles Darwin’s grave

Evening Standard

Beyond Evolution: Alfred Russel Wallace’s critique of the 19th century world

Alfred Russel Wallace was a British naturalist renowned for co-developing the theory of evolution alongside Charles Darwin – and for mapping out the biodiversity of the Indonesian Archipelago. However, his legacy extends far beyond science.

The Conversation

Fossil fascism used to demonize migrants

Ecofascists have a long history of supporting the environment when it empowers racist policy

Salon

Wedgwood Collection still revealing new treasures a decade after it was saved for the nation

From a royal dolls’ house tea set to a plate from a shipwreck, the V&A’s ceramics trove is full of gems from history that still inspire artists today

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Evolution quiz: Can you naturally select the correct answers?

How much do you know about evolution? Take this quiz to find out.

LiveScience

Charles Darwin quiz: Test your knowledge on the 'father of evolution'

Charles Darwin is famous for proposing the theory of evolution by natural selection, but how much more do you know about the British naturalist?

LiveScience

We discovered a new fossil species of prehistoric fish

What do the ginkgo (a tree), the nautilus (a mollusc) and the coelacanth (a fish) all have in common?

The Conversation

New species of Galapagos finch ‘can arise after just six consecutive droughts’

The Darwin finches, a group of about 18 species of passerine birds, are well known for their wide diversity in beak form and function.

The Independent UK

We’ve worked out a way of understanding how microbial communities shape life on Earth

Microbial communities – vast ecosystems teeming with millions of different cells from different species – play a fundamental role in life on Earth, from producing oxygen to aiding digestion. Despite their importance, it has been a challenge for scientists to fully understand how these intricate communities form and function.

The Conversation

Wanted: expedition botanist to follow in Darwin’s footsteps and look for plants

If you have a sense of adventure and know your squills from your spurges, Cambridge University Botanic Garden may have the job for you

The Guardian - UK

Sunflowers make small moves to maximize their Sun exposure − physicists can model them to predict how they grow

Most of us aren’t spending our days watching our houseplants grow. We see their signs of life only occasionally – a new leaf unfurled, a stem leaning toward the window.

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How fast does evolution happen?

Measuring the pace of evolution is tricky, but some species can evolve as quickly as a few generations.

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Sunflowers ‘Dance’ To Optimize Sunlight Exposure In Collective Growth Strategy‌ ‌

New research unveils how 'dancing' movements help avoid shading, solving a scientific puzzle dating back to Darwin's era.‌

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Evolution: Facts about the processes that shape the diversity of life on Earth

Discover interesting facts about how evolution works, the different patterns that can emerge from evolution, how quickly organisms can evolve, and whether evolution is a random or ordered process

LiveScience

What is the 'tree of life'?

The tree of life maps out the relationships between all living things, and it's in constant flux.

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The demise of Darwin’s giant sloth

The ghost of Mylodon influenced Darwin's theories on natural selection. Will we take this message to heart?

The Guardian - UK

Christopher Ralling obituary

Emmy and Bafta-winning writer, producer and director of groundbreaking programmes about great explorers

The Conversation

John Tyndall: how a lecture in Belfast 150 years ago supercharged the modern debate on consciousness

On 19 August 1874, the Irish physicist John Tyndall – now better known as the co-founder of climate science – spoke to 2,000 people for nearly two hours in Belfast’s Ulster Hall. What he said generated one of the most intense controversies about science and religion in the modern period.…

The Conversation

At its core, life is all about play − just look at the animal kingdom

At Cambridge University Library, along with all the books, maps and manuscripts, there’s a child’s drawing that curators have titled “The Battle of the Fruit and Vegetable Soldiers.”

The Guardian - UK

Living on Earth by Peter Godfrey-Smith review – animal magic

The conclusion of a trilogy that began with Other Minds provides an exquisite account of intelligence across species

The Guardian - UK

Biologist Rosemary Grant: ‘Evolution happens much quicker than Darwin thought’

The evolutionary expert discusses the triumphs and challenges of the groundbreaking research on Galápagos Islands finches she undertook with her husband, Peter

The Conversation

How old are South African fossils like the Taung Child? New study offers an answer

One hundred years ago the discovery of a skull in South Africa’s North West province altered our understanding of human evolution. The juvenile skull was dubbed the Taung Child by Raymond Dart, an anatomist at the University of the Witwatersrand, who first described it. In 1924 Dart could not say…

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