Niles Eldredge: 4 books

All organisms and species are transitory, yet life endures. The origin, extinction, and evolution of species—interconnected in the web of life as "eternal ephemera"—are the concern of evolutionary biology. In this riveting work, renowned paleontologist Niles Eldredge follows leading...

A fun and fact-filled activity book about discovering and collecting, about the history of the Earth, and the record of life we find on its surface, children will revel in this guide to over 50 sites where they can find something Paleozoic. Also included are a dozen amazing science activities and a complete guide to fossil hunting. Ages 5-8

If they are to survive, cities need healthy chunks of the world’s ecosystems to persist; yet cities, like parasites, grow and prosper by local destruction of these very ecosystems. In this absorbing and wide-ranging book, Eldredge and Horenstein use New York City as a microcosm to explore both the...

Nuestra visión espontánea de la evolución sí es un mito, un mito científico nacido de otro: el progreso. Este trabajo pretende abolir ciertos mitos creados alrededor del origen y naturaleza de la especie biológica homo sapiens. Para ello se vale de una serie de estudios recientes que demuestran que la evolución gradual es irremisible, tal como se ha creído.