Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, Darwin secured a place at Edinburgh University to study medicine. He did ... to do but read and reflect. Books such as Charles Lyell's ...

Charles Robert Darwin, naturalist, is buried in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey, not far from Sir Isaac Newton. He was born in Shrewsbury on 12th February 1809, son of Robert Waring ...

Charles Darwin: Why do we find different kinds of birds and animals in different parts of the world? Scherrikar Bell: He did some research, made some observations and drew some drawings of birds.