Topic: Charles Darwin

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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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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.

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.

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.