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Charles Darwin's first diagram of an evolutionary tree appears in his First Notebook on Transmutation of Species (1837).

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Darwin’s Evolutionary Tree Diagram

July 2010

The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System consists of the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere, offshore atolls, and several hundred sand cays, mangrove forests, coastal lagoons, and estuaries. The system's seven sites illustrate the evolutionary h

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Charles Darwin's Ocean Upwelling

February 2015

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This portrait of William Dampier hangs in London’s National Gallery in recognition of his contribution to natural history.

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William Dampier - The Pirate Who Collected Plants

December 2017

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This 1890 painting of Charles Darwin is on display at the Turin Museum of Human Anatomy.

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Charles Darwin

February 2015