The great Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, turns 200 on this coming Thursday... well at least he would if he was still alive! To commemorate this I thought I'd post a one off article on evolution and how it no longer applies to humans.
Okay it might sound a little harsh to say humankind will no longer evolve, but hear me out. The theory of evolution as laid out by the great Charles Darwin demonstrates how creatures evolve based on external stimuli such as changes in the environment, or by other external forces (such as human interference). One such proof of this is what Charles Darwin observed and noted on the Galapagos Islands with the varying characteristics of the Galapagos Tortoise (Geochelone nigra) between the different islands. If you go to one island where the climate is moist there is plenty of grass and edible vegetation close to the ground - the sub-species of tortoise on these islands have flat ridges on the front of their carapaces whereas tortoises from the drier islands have to reach higher for sustenance - these ones have "saddle"-like carapaces to allow a greater head movement. It is generally accepted by all except the most devout religious people that the theory of evolution is correct, especially as humankind is find more and more evidence to support it as time passes
Happy Birthday Darwin!
Read the article: The Last Evolution
