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Darwin's theory of evolution

Species are not fixed. They change. Slowly. But surely.

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In 1859, Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species. The book shocked, thrilled, and divided its readers. Its central idea, though, is simple to state.

Living things vary. Some variations help them survive and reproduce. Those variations are passed on. Generation after generation, populations change.

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  1. 2The voyage that opened his eyes
  2. 3Natural selection, in plain words
  3. 4A clash of ideas
  4. 5And today?
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