Prior to the sale, the highest-priced Darwin document sold for just over $400,000, BBC reports. The manuscript is Darwin's defense of his natural selection theory. A one-page manuscript from ...

On This Day in 1831, Charles Darwin Embarked on a Journey That Led to His Groundbreaking Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection Darwin was just 22 when he set out on a voyage that would change ...

How Did We Discover Natural Selection? The modern study of natural selection began with Charles Darwin, an English naturalist best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory.

A signed Charles Darwin manuscript sold for $882,000 at auction, Sotheby's says. Prior to the sale, the highest-priced Darwin document sold for just over $400,000, BBC reports.