Articles related to "Alfred Russel Wallace"

ABC Radio National's programme, Hindsight, examines the life of little-known English naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace who proposed his own theories of natural selection.

In an increasingly specialised world, biogeography is the natural result of the need to study the effects geography has on a biology and biodiversity.

Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution has been surrounded in controversy and debate, despite fossil and genomic evidence to support it.

Biotopers are urged to model their reef tank systems on habitats near Hoga Island.

Despite scientists' certainty that evolution occurs, a large percentage of the population still harbors misconceptions about the theory.

While Charles Darwin made a significant breakthrough in science, some of his followers - Social Darwinists, used his theory to justify conflicts and exploitation of man.

From giant moose antlers to stunning peacock feathers, nature may owe a great deal of its beauty and diversity to the sexual impulse.