John Burdon Sanderson Haldane had no formal education in any scientific subject and yet he became a commanding figure in biochemistry, evolutionary theory, genetics, and physiology, publishing over 400 papers and 24 books.
Thomas Huxley was an English biologist who can truly be said to be one of the key intellectual figures of the nineteenth century. He acquired the nickname ‘Darwin’s Bulldog’ because of his vociferous defence of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection.
Our warm bodies come at such a huge metabolic cost that experts cannot agree on why this ability has evolved at all. How do we and other animals come to stay warm, whilst keeping our cool?