"Darwin was the first to use data from nature to convince people that evolution is true, and his idea of natural selection was truly novel. It testifies to his genius that the concept of natural theology, accepted by most educated Westerners before 1859, was vanquished within only a few years by a single five-hundred-page book. On the Origin of Species turned the mysteries of life's diversity from mythology into genuine science." -- Jerry Coyne
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Today is November 24, 2020.
On November 24, 1859, British naturalist Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species" which explained his theory of evolution.
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