"I was born at Shrewsbury on February 12th, 1809. I have heard my Father say that he believed that persons with powerful minds generally had memories extending far back to a very early period of life.

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection made us rethink our place in the world. The idea that humans shared a common ancestor with apes was a challenge to the foundations of ...

Albums of images of Charles Darwin's childhood home will go on display this week after they were found in a council's archive. About 50 images of The Mount House, the famous naturalist's ...