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Topic: Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:

New Pacific iguana species is discovered

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. and Australian scientists say they've discovered a new iguana species in the central regions of Fiji.

Church of England apologizes to Darwin

England, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- The Church of England says it is apologizing to long-dead naturalist Charles Darwin for rejecting his theories on evolution nearly 150 years ago.

Iguana found on Ottawa street has new home

OTTAWA, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- An iguana found wandering the streets of the Canadian capital has found a good home with a reptile enthusiast.

Evolutionary answer to flatfish eye enigma

CHICAGO, July 10 (UPI) -- Fossils of two ancient flatfish prove the fish's asymmetrical, one-sided eye arrangement is a result of evolution, a study published Thursday said.

Defense Focus: Weapons evolution -- Part 1

WASHINGTON, April 17 (UPI) -- Charles Darwin was right -- at least for weapons systems: Principles of evolution and the struggle for survival of the fittest apply there all the time. Weapons systems have to keep evolving. And when they can't evolve any more -- they die.

Study says Darwin was wrong about chickens

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- A research team in Sweden said Charles Darwin was wrong about the genetic basis for the yellow skin of some chickens.

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Ancient Australian crayfish fossils found

MELBOURNE, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Crayfish fossils discovered in Australia have provided the first physical evidence that crayfish existed on that continent as long ago as the Mesozoic Era.

Dust collected by Darwin is newly analyzed

GENEVA, Switzerland, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- European scientists analyzing aerial dust collected by Charles Darwin have determined microbes can travel across continents by attaching to dust particles.

Galapagos invasive plant baseline created

PUERTO VILLAMIL, Ecuador, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Charles Darwin Foundation botanists have created a baseline of all introduced plants growing in Puerto Villamil -- the third largest town in the Galapagos.
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