A sailing voyage to the Galápagos Islands with Karen Douthwaite, Oceans Lead Specialist, WWF
To register or if you have questions, please contact Court Whelan at Natural Habitat Adventures (888) 993-8687 or [email protected]
Six hundred miles off the coast of Ecuador lie the volcanic Galápagos Islands, named for the giant tortoises that are among its most noted inhabitants. This archipelago is a little world within itself where blue-footed boobies, marine iguanas, and Galápagos penguins all shuffle beside us, unconcerned by human presence. Almost synonymous with Darwin, these islands are a symbol not only of change (evolution), but also of wildlife conservation.â
The projects must be achievable, and meet one or more of the Aspire values:
Positively impact society especially within the local community.
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Enhances the lives of those involved.
£1000 will be given to the winners to make their goals a reality. There are thirty awards available thanks to a partnership between the University of Southampton and Santander.
On 22nd February, applications for the awards opened. The deadline for applications is 19th March.
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Charles Darwin s legacy
February 24 marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin s The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. His influential work lives on today in advances in the field of evolutionary biology.
Trip of a lifetime
At the age of 22, Charles Darwin sailed around the world on the HMS Beagle, happening upon new landscapes, cultures and, of course, animals. During his travels, he developed his scientific theory of evolution. Fossils in particular raised questions for the young Darwin. As he examined the bones of large, extinct mammals and fossilized trees, he thought about deep time.
The Descent of Man got right and wrong about human evolution.
From natural selection to sexual selection
Originally published in two volumes,
The Descent of Man covered diverse aspects of animal and human animal life, ranging from comparative anatomy to mental faculties, the ability to use reason, morality, memory and imagination, or how animals choose to have sex and with whom or what. Darwin proposed that sexual selection was instrumental in explaining the origin of what he called human races and cultural progress, writes Browne.
He argued that sexual selection explained why humans had broken off into different racial groups. Skin color and hair were important indicators. But according to Darwin, writes Browne, sexual selection among humans would also affect mental traits such as intelligence and maternal love […] .
What Darwin′s Descent of Man got wrong on sex and race (and how it affects science and society today) | Science| In-depth reporting on science and technology | DW dw.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dw.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.