Hyderabad: The phrase “survival of the fittest,” popularised in Charles Darwin’s fifth edition of ‘On the Origin of Species’ (published in 1869), stated that animals most adapted to their environment are more likely to survive. The East African chimpanzees living in the Waibira community in Uganda are the best illustration of this phenomenon. Péter and […]
By Pramod K Nayar Charles Darwin enabled (or troubled) us to rethink our origins — without asking, of course, whether the apes were even impressed by this connection — and our lines of descent. Theological and mythic creation stories apart, this evolutionary theory remains the single most influential account of life on earth. This story […]
With the coronavirus apocalypse looming ahead, people from every community are trying to understand the concept of "Survival of the fittest" given by Charles Darwin.