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On 'Darwin Day,' many Americans beg to differ
This Thursday, celebrations are under way worldwide to mark Charles Darwin's 200th birthday. From Argentina to Australia, people are gathering for film screenings, quiz contests, and museum exhibits on "Darwin Day" - along with at least one "survival of the fittest" cake-eating contest.
Nations:U.S. Argentina Australia People:Charles Darwin Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2009-02-12
Darwin's mockingbirds featured in London exhibit
LONDON - Two dead birds, one big idea.
People:Charles Darwin Source:(AP)
2008-11-15
Darwin still causing waves after 150 years
Speeches and a scientific meeting next month will kick off 18 months of events to celebrate the impact and lasting legacy of Charles Darwin, whose theories on evolution are still causing waves 150 years later.
Nations:U.K. People:Charles Darwin
2008-06-05
Darwin's private papers get Internet launch
The first draft of Charles Darwin's "On The Origin Of Species" is among a wealth of papers belonging to the intensely private man who changed science being published on the Internet on Thursday for the first time.
People:Charles Darwin
2008-04-16
Broadway revival reflects U.S. debate on evolution
A revival of a major Broadway play that tackles the U.S. debate over Darwin's theory of evolution is more topical now than when it was first staged more than 50 years ago, the play's director and critics say.
Nations:U.S. People:Charles Darwin Christopher Plummer
2007-04-15
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