Charles Darwin

In the 1800s, a conflict between the founding fathers of evolution divided the community. Charles Darwin said sexual selection drove male butterfly looks, while rival Alfred Russel Wallace believed it was just natural selection. Now we have an answer.

On the 215th anniversary of the birth of the world's most famous naturalist Charles Darwin, scientists have painstakingly completed an inventory of his eclectic, extensive personal library, and 9,300 titles are now available to view online for free.

Almost 200 years on from when Charles Darwin observed his Galapagos Islands finches, which became the emblems of his theory of evolution, birds in the region are again in the news for what many scientists warn could be the source of the next pandemic.

This is the second part of our overview of the 2021 auction year – a year where investors channeled more of their wealth into “investments of passion” than ever before. It covers the 150 science, sci-fi and technology artifacts that sold for more than $100,000

The 2021 auction market was quite extraordinary, with unprecedented levels of participation and sales. From cars to colt revolvers to multi-million-dollar NFTs, this sweeping look at the highlights is full of fascinating tales and astonishing prices.

It would be reasonable to expect a slow year at auction for science, technology and science-fiction, but 2021 is on track for a record, with a slew of knowledge-related objects of note hitting the auction block in recent weeks.

What do you get when you cross an elephant, a llama, a camel, and a rhinoceros? If you have no idea, don’t feel too bad, it puzzled Charles Darwin too. Known as Macrauchenia patachonica, the animal has evaded classification ever since, but a new DNA study has found where it fits on the family tree.

Bonhams annual History of Science and Technology sale is a regular feature on the auction calendar and this year it will be held on December 7 with another treasure trove of significant artifacts of humanity's scientific heritage.

A deep-sea microorganism has been discovered that has not evolved in over 2 billion years, with fossilized versions identical to living examples living in the sea off the coast of Chile today. Researchers say the organism actually supports Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution

With the rate of technological advancement sometimes obscuring the true worth of some of our landmark innovations, sales like the upcoming History of Science auction at Bonhams New York could provide fine opportunities for medium-term investments in rare collectibles.

The upcoming auction of an marine chronometer highlights just how far science has advanced in the last 200 years. The historically significant instrument accompanied Charles Darwin on his epic second voyage, helped establish the USA-Canada border and accurately mapped the Australian coastline.

A logbook from the 1872-1876 journey of HMS Challenger is to go to auction. Challenger was tasked with constructing a fossil record that would test the then new theory of evolution and became inextricably linked with the God vs. Science debate.