The widely known ‘theory of evolution’ is the closest we have scientifically came to finding out where us (humans) have came from. It’s very accepted in the scientific community and it was published by a scientist named Charles Darwin.
Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, on 12 February 1809, at his family's home, The Mount. He was the fifth of six children of wealthy society doctor and financier Robert Darwin and Susannah Darwin (née Wedgwood). He was the grandson of two prominent abolitionists: Erasmus Darwin on his father's side, and Josiah Wedgwoodon his mother's side. He was the youngest among four other siblings, and his mother died when he was 8. Charles Darwin went to school at Christ’s College Cambridge (1828-1831),
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He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors,which he described in one of his books, “On the Origin of Species” (1859). Evolution by natural selection is a process first demonstrated by the observation that often, more offspring are produced than can possibly survive. Darwin’s ideas created a lot of discussion regarding the impact on various scientific, religious and philosophical viewpoints. Charles Darwin went on a 5 year trip to the Galapagos Islands, he discovered several species of finches that varied from island to island, which helped him develop his theory of natural selection. Darwin now had the framework of his theory of natural selection "by which to work",as his "prime hobby". His research included extensive experimental selective breeding of plants and animals, finding evidence that species were not fixed and investigating many detailed ideas to refine and substantiate his theory. For fifteen years this work was in the background to his main occupation of writing on geology and publishing expert reports on the Beagle