Evolution as a driving force in the universe: The evoluton

Evolution as a driving force in the universe: The evoluton Dr Peter Verheyen from the Sola Society & Academy at Vienna University highlights key scientific advancements regarding evolution and the Universe. On 24 November 1859, Charles Darwin turned the world upside down with his publication “On the Origin of Species. By Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life”. Until that time, there was a general consensus reality and the world around us being static: all Earth life, even the whole Universe, was in a ‘steady state’. The arguments and proofs Darwin delivered were convincing: life changes over time. Life proved to be an ever-evolving organisation in its attempt to adapt to its Earth environment.