Charles Darwin was an English naturalist who is best known for his ideas on evolution. In 1831, Darwin set sail on the HMS Beagle, a naval survey ship. Darwin’s job was to collect plant and animal specimens from the countries the ship visited. The voyage took five years.
For Charles Darwin, the most important part of the journey was the time spent in the Galapagos Islands which are the home to plants and animals that can’t be found anywhere else in the world.
On his return to England, Darwin stated to piece together his theory of natural selection which explains how populations evolve. In 1859, Charles Darwin published his book ‘On the Origin of Species’.
According to this theory, all species of life have evolved over time from common ancestors. Charles Darwin changed the way humans viewed themselves.