Two new articles about #CharlesDarwin’s studies of plant movement: thedispersalofdarwin.wordpress.com/2026/07/20/t...
#HPS #histsci @hsnatsci.bsky.social
#HPS #histsci @hsnatsci.bsky.social
July 20, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Two new articles about #CharlesDarwin’s studies of plant movement: thedispersalofdarwin.wordpress.com/2026/07/20/t...
#HPS #histsci @hsnatsci.bsky.social
#HPS #histsci @hsnatsci.bsky.social
Coming in spring 2027: #CharlesDarwin's Geological Diary and Field Notes from the Voyage of the 'Beagle' by John van Wyhe and Gordon Chancellor, from Oxford UP: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
#geology #HPS #histsci
#geology #HPS #histsci
August 6, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Coming in spring 2027: #CharlesDarwin's Geological Diary and Field Notes from the Voyage of the 'Beagle' by John van Wyhe and Gordon Chancellor, from Oxford UP: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
#geology #HPS #histsci
#geology #HPS #histsci
On #CharlesDarwin's 216th birthday, it's worth reflecting that he recognized the threat of species invasions at a time when very few other scientists did. [a thread 🧵...] #invasivespecies #bioinvasions
February 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
On #CharlesDarwin's 216th birthday, it's worth reflecting that he recognized the threat of species invasions at a time when very few other scientists did. [a thread 🧵...] #invasivespecies #bioinvasions
Absolutely stupendous… Published to mark #CharlesDarwin’s 215th birthday, the latest offering from Darwin Online: a digital recreation of the more than 7,350 titles across 13,000 volumes/items that were once to be found in Darwin’s personal library.
darwin-online.org.uk/Complete_Lib...
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darwin-online.org.uk/Complete_Lib...
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The Complete Library of Charles Darwin
darwin-online.org.uk
February 12, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Absolutely stupendous… Published to mark #CharlesDarwin’s 215th birthday, the latest offering from Darwin Online: a digital recreation of the more than 7,350 titles across 13,000 volumes/items that were once to be found in Darwin’s personal library.
darwin-online.org.uk/Complete_Lib...
#HistSci
darwin-online.org.uk/Complete_Lib...
#HistSci
Thank you to everyone who came along to our @cambridgefestival.bsky.social event on Saturday to explore #CharlesDarwin's work on #carnivorousplants and bring it up-to-date with the latest science. We really enjoyed your questions and the discussion after the talks.
March 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Thank you to everyone who came along to our @cambridgefestival.bsky.social event on Saturday to explore #CharlesDarwin's work on #carnivorousplants and bring it up-to-date with the latest science. We really enjoyed your questions and the discussion after the talks.
"On the Origin of Species was published #OnThisDay in 1859; #CharlesDarwin's theory of #evolution revolutionized our understanding of human beings & other primates; few books have had such an enormous impact...
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November 25, 2024 at 1:50 AM
"On the Origin of Species was published #OnThisDay in 1859; #CharlesDarwin's theory of #evolution revolutionized our understanding of human beings & other primates; few books have had such an enormous impact...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_...
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🐒 #OTD in #History 30 June 1860, the famous debate on #CharlesDarwin's theory of evolution was held at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Heated arguments ensued between #ThomasHenryHuxley, representing Darwin, who was too ill to attend, and Bishop #SamuelWilberforce.
June 30, 2026 at 2:09 AM
🐒 #OTD in #History 30 June 1860, the famous debate on #CharlesDarwin's theory of evolution was held at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Heated arguments ensued between #ThomasHenryHuxley, representing Darwin, who was too ill to attend, and Bishop #SamuelWilberforce.
I often get told I should have a strict routine to ensure I’m a productive writer but I’m impressed with @CharlesDarwin’s habits. From the latest @Idler magazine
July 31, 2026 at 3:58 PM
I often get told I should have a strict routine to ensure I’m a productive writer but I’m impressed with @CharlesDarwin’s habits. From the latest @Idler magazine
Calling all colleagues with teenagers and others curious about #carnivorousplants! We have organised an @cambridgefestival.bsky.social event on Saturday 29 March, 2–3.30pm for the 150th anniversary of #CharlesDarwin's work on plants that eat insects. Book here: www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/charl...
March 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Calling all colleagues with teenagers and others curious about #carnivorousplants! We have organised an @cambridgefestival.bsky.social event on Saturday 29 March, 2–3.30pm for the 150th anniversary of #CharlesDarwin's work on plants that eat insects. Book here: www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/charl...
The #Mount, #Shrewsbury, #CharlesDarwin's childhood home. One room open as a studio but the house is not open to the public. But there are plans for a visitor's centre at some point.
November 19, 2024 at 5:39 PM
The #Mount, #Shrewsbury, #CharlesDarwin's childhood home. One room open as a studio but the house is not open to the public. But there are plans for a visitor's centre at some point.
The potential implications of #CharlesDarwin’s theory of sexual selection did not sit well with Victorian gender mores – or with Darwin himself.
🔒 This article from the August issue is still available in the archive
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🔒 This article from the August issue is still available in the archive
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Charles Darwin’s Sexual Revolution
The potential implications of Charles Darwin’s theory of sexual selection did not sit well with Victorian gender mores – or with Darwin himself.
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August 14, 2026 at 12:39 PM
The potential implications of #CharlesDarwin’s theory of sexual selection did not sit well with Victorian gender mores – or with Darwin himself.
🔒 This article from the August issue is still available in the archive
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🔒 This article from the August issue is still available in the archive
buff.ly/wkYFexr
What made #CharlesDarwin’s academic contemporary #NathanielEssex into #MisterSinister? The answers can only be found in #XMen #TheFurtherAdventuresOfCyclopsAndPhoenix #PrepareForPrattle tinyurl.com/24fbwhsh
February 17, 2025 at 5:04 AM
What made #CharlesDarwin’s academic contemporary #NathanielEssex into #MisterSinister? The answers can only be found in #XMen #TheFurtherAdventuresOfCyclopsAndPhoenix #PrepareForPrattle tinyurl.com/24fbwhsh
24-Nov: On this day in 1859, the first edition of #CharlesDarwin’s ‘On the Origin of Species’ was published. As revolutionary science books go, it’s still remarkably accessible. If you haven’t done so already, you should give it a go. Here’s my review: friendsofdarwin.com/reviews/book...
#HistSci
#HistSci
November 24, 2023 at 9:53 AM
24-Nov: On this day in 1859, the first edition of #CharlesDarwin’s ‘On the Origin of Species’ was published. As revolutionary science books go, it’s still remarkably accessible. If you haven’t done so already, you should give it a go. Here’s my review: friendsofdarwin.com/reviews/book...
#HistSci
#HistSci
🙉#OTD in the #History of #Science 30 June 1860, a famous heated debate on #CharlesDarwin's theory of evolution took place at the Oxford University Museum, dominated by arguments between #ThomasHenryHuxley and Bishop #SamuelWilberforce.
Read more:
oumnh.ox.ac.uk/great-debate
Read more:
oumnh.ox.ac.uk/great-debate
June 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
🙉#OTD in the #History of #Science 30 June 1860, a famous heated debate on #CharlesDarwin's theory of evolution took place at the Oxford University Museum, dominated by arguments between #ThomasHenryHuxley and Bishop #SamuelWilberforce.
Read more:
oumnh.ox.ac.uk/great-debate
Read more:
oumnh.ox.ac.uk/great-debate
#CharlesDarwin's insects in Stephens' Illustrations of #British #entomology (1829-32)
darwin-online.org.uk/EditorialInt...
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www.nobelprize.org/prizes/econo...
youtube.com/watch?v=ie5G...
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youtube.com/watch?v=ie5G...
Economist Joseph Stiglitz on Pro-Palestine campus protests, Trump and rethinking freedom
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April 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
#CharlesDarwin's insects in Stephens' Illustrations of #British #entomology (1829-32)
darwin-online.org.uk/EditorialInt...
www.livableincome.org/quotepics.htm
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/econo...
youtube.com/watch?v=ie5G...
darwin-online.org.uk/EditorialInt...
www.livableincome.org/quotepics.htm
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/econo...
youtube.com/watch?v=ie5G...
#WednesdayWisdom: #DidYouKnow it's #DarwinDay? 🐢
Promoting #science, it highlights #CharlesDarwin's contributions 👨🔬
on #Darwin's birthday, 2 February
Take a trip in his footsteps in #Galapagos! 🏝
Lm& learn about #Conservation
https://buff.ly/3WYhyQB
Promoting #science, it highlights #CharlesDarwin's contributions 👨🔬
on #Darwin's birthday, 2 February
Take a trip in his footsteps in #Galapagos! 🏝
Lm& learn about #Conservation
https://buff.ly/3WYhyQB
February 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#WednesdayWisdom: #DidYouKnow it's #DarwinDay? 🐢
Promoting #science, it highlights #CharlesDarwin's contributions 👨🔬
on #Darwin's birthday, 2 February
Take a trip in his footsteps in #Galapagos! 🏝
Lm& learn about #Conservation
https://buff.ly/3WYhyQB
Promoting #science, it highlights #CharlesDarwin's contributions 👨🔬
on #Darwin's birthday, 2 February
Take a trip in his footsteps in #Galapagos! 🏝
Lm& learn about #Conservation
https://buff.ly/3WYhyQB
#KnowledgeByte: #AscensionIsland and Darwin's #Terraforming Experiment.
#CharlesDarwin's ecological experiment on Ascension island could be a key to our future.
knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Ascens...
#CharlesDarwin's ecological experiment on Ascension island could be a key to our future.
knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Ascens...
Ascension Island and Darwin's Terraforming Experiment
Charles Darwin's ecological experiment on Ascension island could be a key to our future.
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June 30, 2024 at 11:21 AM
#KnowledgeByte: #AscensionIsland and Darwin's #Terraforming Experiment.
#CharlesDarwin's ecological experiment on Ascension island could be a key to our future.
knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Ascens...
#CharlesDarwin's ecological experiment on Ascension island could be a key to our future.
knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Ascens...
Paper resubmitted. Can now relax and go to see dead things at @univpugetsound's Slater Museum celebration of #CharlesDarwin's birthday.
December 15, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Paper resubmitted. Can now relax and go to see dead things at @univpugetsound's Slater Museum celebration of #CharlesDarwin's birthday.
Ryan Kerney calls on #CharlesDarwin’s local #advocacy and #action to emphasize the importance of small-scale #impact. He argues that #scientists need to stop waiting for national measures and start showing up at local #elections and #school board meetings
Read the rest at lnkd.in/ggJ3xtQG!
Read the rest at lnkd.in/ggJ3xtQG!
June 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Ryan Kerney calls on #CharlesDarwin’s local #advocacy and #action to emphasize the importance of small-scale #impact. He argues that #scientists need to stop waiting for national measures and start showing up at local #elections and #school board meetings
Read the rest at lnkd.in/ggJ3xtQG!
Read the rest at lnkd.in/ggJ3xtQG!
‘Origin’ - a new drama on #CharlesDarwin's world-changing study, On the Origin of Species by Sarah Woods, recorded on location in Darwin's former home, Down House, Kent
#JosephHooker @rbgkew.bsky.social #BBC
www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...
#JosephHooker @rbgkew.bsky.social #BBC
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BBC Audio | Drama of the Week | Origin
Drama about the evolution of Darwin's world-changing study, On the Origin of Species.
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October 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
‘Origin’ - a new drama on #CharlesDarwin's world-changing study, On the Origin of Species by Sarah Woods, recorded on location in Darwin's former home, Down House, Kent
#JosephHooker @rbgkew.bsky.social #BBC
www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...
#JosephHooker @rbgkew.bsky.social #BBC
www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...
DYK #CharlesDarwin’s thinking about sexuality was in sync w/his queen’s strong beliefs—sex was all about making a home & having kids? In 1859’s “On the Origin of the Species…” & 1874’s “The Descent of Man”, he claimed that all sex was about reproduction & only for the most fit:
January 15, 2026 at 4:25 PM
DYK #CharlesDarwin’s thinking about sexuality was in sync w/his queen’s strong beliefs—sex was all about making a home & having kids? In 1859’s “On the Origin of the Species…” & 1874’s “The Descent of Man”, he claimed that all sex was about reproduction & only for the most fit:
DYK #CharlesDarwin’s thinking about sexuality was in sync w/his queen’s strong beliefs—sex was all about making a home & having kids? In 1859’s “On the Origin of the Species…” & 1874’s “The Descent of Man”, he claimed that all sex was about reproduction & only for the most fit:
May 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
DYK #CharlesDarwin’s thinking about sexuality was in sync w/his queen’s strong beliefs—sex was all about making a home & having kids? In 1859’s “On the Origin of the Species…” & 1874’s “The Descent of Man”, he claimed that all sex was about reproduction & only for the most fit:
Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, Being the first part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command ofwas published in 1842 as #CharlesDarwin's first monograph, and set out his theory of the formation of coral reefs and while still in South America, before he had seen a
December 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, Being the first part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command ofwas published in 1842 as #CharlesDarwin's first monograph, and set out his theory of the formation of coral reefs and while still in South America, before he had seen a
#WednesdayWisdom: #DidYouKnow it's #DarwinDay? 🐢
Promoting #science, it highlights #CharlesDarwin's contributions 👨🔬
on #Darwin's birthday, 12 February (1809)
Learn more about #Conservation
https://buff.ly/3WYhyQB
#gianttortoise #galapagosislands
Promoting #science, it highlights #CharlesDarwin's contributions 👨🔬
on #Darwin's birthday, 12 February (1809)
Learn more about #Conservation
https://buff.ly/3WYhyQB
#gianttortoise #galapagosislands
February 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
#WednesdayWisdom: #DidYouKnow it's #DarwinDay? 🐢
Promoting #science, it highlights #CharlesDarwin's contributions 👨🔬
on #Darwin's birthday, 12 February (1809)
Learn more about #Conservation
https://buff.ly/3WYhyQB
#gianttortoise #galapagosislands
Promoting #science, it highlights #CharlesDarwin's contributions 👨🔬
on #Darwin's birthday, 12 February (1809)
Learn more about #Conservation
https://buff.ly/3WYhyQB
#gianttortoise #galapagosislands
Celebrate #CharlesDarwin's On the Origin of Species (1859) w/this Julia Margaret Cameron portrait #OnThisDay http://t.co/ExCkoBD6kA
February 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Celebrate #CharlesDarwin's On the Origin of Species (1859) w/this Julia Margaret Cameron portrait #OnThisDay http://t.co/ExCkoBD6kA