Alfred Russel Wallace, the evolutionary theorist often billed as the “co-discoverer” of natural selection, began life quite differently from his wealthier and more famous counterpart Charles Darwin.

Charles H. Smith with his book on Alfred Wallace. Photo by Kim Mason 2009. Dr. Charles H. Smith, Science Librarian and Professor of Library Public Services at WKU, recently gave a presentation on the ...

Larry Mantle talks with KPCC science expert and founder and publisher of Skeptic magazine Michael Shermer about his new book In Darwin’s Shadow: The Life and Science of Alfred Russel Wallace (Oxford ...

In 1858, while collecting specimens in the Malay Archipelago, Alfred Russel Wallace sent Charles Darwin a short manuscript detailing the concept of natural selection. The note spurred Darwin to ...

The Springer journal Theory in Biosciences is publishing a special issue "Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913): The man in the shadow of Charles Darwin" to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Wallace's ...

Alfred Russel Wallace may not be a name as well-known as Charles Darwin, but London's Natural History Museum is one of many institutions that believes it should be. The reason why is simple: ask the ...

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The Springer journal Theory in Biosciences is publishing a special issue "Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913): The man in the shadow of Charles Darwin" to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Wallace's ...

Darwin's competitor for proving a theory of natural selection was stuck in the Spice Islands, malarial and enjoying a less hulking reputation than his colleague did. In Alfred Russel Wallace: A Life, ...