You might recall from high school biology a scientist by the name of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. He proposed a mechanism of evolution in which organisms pass on traits acquired during their lifetimes to ...

Although the name "Lamarck" is now associated with a discredited view of evolution, the French biologist's notion that organisms inherit the traits acquired during their parents' lifetime had common ...

Our May Insights puzzle was inspired by recent discoveries of some rare, intriguing patterns of inheritance that hark back to Jean-Baptiste Lamarck’s theory of evolution and its emphasis on the ...

MEN who have children later in life may pass on changes acquired from their environment, a phenomenon reminiscent of Lamarckian evolution. French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck thought that if ...

Ever wonder how in the world flamingoes grow into pink adults from white chicks? Why your grandparents buy bags of lime to grow their signature pink hydrangeas? Why are most calico cats female? Why do ...

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“Evolution makes its appeal to reason, but its acceptance does not mean the abasement, let alone the denial, of emotion, faith, and religion.” When there is talk of evolution among laymen it is ...

Before there was Charles Darwin, there was French zoologist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744–1829). His name is now attached to the idea of "inheritance of acquired characteristics." What this means is ...