Two open access articles from the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) on Charles Darwin to celebrate the 150th anniversary this month of the publication of On the Origin of Species.
Padian explores some common inaccuracies and untruths about Darwin and his life's work, painting in the process a clear portrait of the man and his struggles to develop a theory to explain the diversity of nature.
Costa draws on Darwin's letters and notebooks and other sources to trace the origins of Darwin's key insights, which came to him over many years. Costa suggests that biology teachers can use Darwin's reasoning as a superb example of creative scientific thinking.
