Darwin and Modern Science

This edited collection gathers essays by biologists, geologists, philosophers and other scholars who assess the impact of Darwinian ideas on scientific research and thought. Contributors review theories of natural selection, variation and heredity, and examine cellular structure, embryology, paleontology, biogeography, plant and animal responses to environment, and the role of coloration and reproductive biology. Several essays extend discussion beyond biology to consider philosophical, sociological, linguistic, historical, religious and physical‑science implications, and experimental approaches influenced by evolutionary thinking. Chapters are written for the educated lay reader and aim to illustrate how evolutionary concepts have reshaped diverse fields and ongoing lines of modern inquiry.