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November 24 marks the anniversary of On the Origin of Species, where Darwin advances the theory of evolution. In response, media outlets are featuring stories on evolution and Darwin, but some in the media just can't past their anti-evolution biases.

This week we celebrate Darwin's Origin of Species and the Large Hadron Collider

WINNER OF THE SCOTSMAN FRINGE FIRST AWARD for outstanding new writing, Edinburgh 2009, Baba Brinkman:The Rap Guide to Evolution explores the history and current understanding of Darwin's theory, combining hilarious remixes of popular rap songs.

Author Michael JS Austin launches website in a bid to highlight a desperate need for debate in the 150th anniversary year of Darwin’s “Origin of Species”

Although the Australian economy has performed better than expected in the current economic climate, Chief Economist of Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Michael Blythe says Australia still needs to be cautious.

A new study published in this week's Nature magazine demonstrates that diverse species can arise just from the arrangement of organisms across an area, without influence from geographical barriers, or even natural selection.

Four years ago, renowned evolutionary biologist Margie Profet vanished without a trace. Here, for the first time, is the final chapter of her celebrated life.

To mark a number of Galapagos themed anniversaries *, Reef & Rainforest Tours (www.reefandrainforest.co.uk Tel 01803 866 965) is offering the opportunity to join Charles Darwin's great, great grandson Randal Keynes on a cruise around the Galapagos.

Solar energy and winds, collisions with asteroids and comets, and changing magnetic fields have all altered the environment of Mars, a planet that may have been able to support life during its history, as documented in a special collection of papers

2009 sees the bicentenary of Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his seminal work, ‘On the Origin of Species’. As much as Darwin’s name goes with the word evolution, Michael Cremo’s name goes with devolution.

UNESCO proclaimed 2009, as the year of Darwin. However, this has caused significant storms in Turkey, a country with predominantly Muslim population.

Tour operator The Adventure Company is expanding its selection of Galapagos Island tours in preparation for what it predicts will be next year’s travel hot spot