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PAALISBO, Celene Ciaree Jesu B.  10-Diligence Science 10  Charles Robert Darwin was a naturalist, geologist, and biologist from England who is best recognized for his contributions to evolutionary biology. Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England in 1809. His father, a doctor, had high hopes for his son's accomplishment at Edinburgh University in Scotland, where he entered at the age of sixteen. Darwin was more interested in natural history than medicine, according to legend, and the sight of blood made him ill to his stomach. As he completed his theological studies in Cambridge, it was his interest in natural history that became his passion.  A journey to the Galapagos Islands in 1835 influenced Darwin in formulating his theories on natural selection. He discovered multiple bird species that have adapted to various environmental niches. Experimenting with artificial selection in pigeons enabled him to investigate how far a species could evolve. He acqui...