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  1. Evolution | Definition, History, Types, & Examples | Britannica

    6 days ago · Evolution, theory in biology postulating that the various types of living things on Earth have their origin in other preexisting types and that the distinguishable differences are due to …

  2. Evolution - Natural Selection, Adaptation, Genetics | Britannica

    6 days ago · Evolution - Natural Selection, Adaptation, Genetics: The central argument of Darwin’s theory of evolution starts with the existence of hereditary variation. Experience with …

  3. Evolution - Darwin, Natural Selection, Genetics | Britannica

    Oct 17, 2025 · From this idea he proposed, in the early years of the 19th century, the first broad theory of evolution. Organisms evolve through eons of time from lower to higher forms, a …

  4. Biology - Evolution, Natural Selection, Adaptation | Britannica

    Sep 30, 2025 · A complete theory of evolution was not announced, however, until the publication in 1859 of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the …

  5. Darwinism | Definition & Facts | Britannica

    Oct 16, 2025 · Darwinism, theory of the evolutionary mechanism propounded by Charles Darwin as an explanation of organic change. It denotes Darwin’s specific view that evolution is driven …

  6. Human evolution | History, Stages, Timeline, Tree, Chart, & Facts ...

    Sep 30, 2025 · See the article evolution for a full explanation of evolutionary theory, including its main proponents both before and after Darwin, its arousal of both resistance and acceptance …

  7. Evolution - Theory, Cultural Impact, Science | Britannica

    6 days ago · Since Darwin, the theory of evolution has gradually extended its influence to other biological disciplines, from physiology to ecology and from biochemistry to systematics.

  8. Evidence for evolution and Charles Darwin and Theodosius …

    The heart of Darwinian evolution is the mechanism of natural selection. Surviving individuals, which vary (see variation) in some way that enables them to live longer and reproduce, pass …

  9. evolution Facts | Britannica

    Sep 6, 2025 · Evolution, theory in biology postulating that the various types of living things on Earth have their origin in other preexisting types and that the distinguishable differences are …

  10. Biology - Evolution, Genetics, Species | Britannica

    Aug 22, 2025 · Evidence to support the theory of evolution has come primarily from the fossil record, from comparative studies of structure and function, from studies of embryological …