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"On the Origin" Anniversary
On Nov. 24, 1859, Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species." It became the most significant scientific work in the last two centuries, challenging and changing how the world views nature, the environment and mankind. Now, a new, online special report released by the National Science Foundation asks "how life began," "why scientists believe humans are the result of evolution," "is global climate change forcing evolution," "could life have evolved on other planets," and many other pressing, evolution-themed questions.
This image accompanied NSF press release, "Anniversary Edition of Evolution Special Report Released." The "Evolution of Evolution" NSF Special Report is available Here.
Credit: Illustration by Nicolle Rager Fuller, National Science Foundation (background and center); ©2009 Jupiter Images Corporation (top right); NASA, ESA, M. Robberto (Space Telescope Science Institute/ESA) and the Hubble Space Telescope Orion Treasury Project Team (bottom)
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