In another irony, the "Worst Journey in the World" that is mentioned in the article was based on another incorrect scientific theory: recapitulation theory. The

In another irony, the "Worst Journey in the World" that is mentioned in the article was based on another incorrect scientific theory: recapitulation theory. They thought the emperor penguin eggs would reveal more about evolutionary theory than they actually did. (According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Worst_Journey_in_the_World#An_epilogue http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Worst_Journey_in_the_World#...)