Evolution category: 1570 books

The forbidding Big Badlands in Western South Dakota contain the richest fossil beds in the world. Even today these rocks continue to yield new specimens brought to light by snowmelt and rain washing away soft rock deposited on a floodplain long ago. The quality and quantity of the fossils are superb:...

In this collection, first published in 1951, the central theme is that everything has a history, and that we cannot fully understand anything without some knowledge of its history. Professor Haldane writes mainly on geology, astronomy and zoology, but includes a variety of other topics, including...

Assembles a collection of experts to provide a current account of different approaches (e.g., traditional, comparative and experimental) being applied to study mobility. Moreover, the book aims to stimulate new theoretical perspectives that adopt a holistic view of the interaction among intrinsic...

The Truth About De-Extinction The must-read summary of “Rise of the Necrofauna**: The Science, Ethics, and Risks of De-Extinction,“ by Britt Wray.** Necrofauna is a term used by futurist Alex Steffen to refer to species that are extinct but have been recreated by the process of de-extinction. In...

This invaluable book is the first of its kind on "selforganizology", the science of self-organization. It covers a wide range of topics, such as the theory, principle and methodology of selforganizology, agent-based modelling, intelligence basis, ant colony optimization, fish/particle swarm...

How does a single acorn produce an intricate structure of branches and leaves? How do migrating birds organize into sweeping patterns across the sky? How does a grounded caterpillar acquire wings and the gift of flight? These are just a few of many questions that arise by observing nature with a keen...

This book follows an amazing voyage from the start of everything, through the formation of the Solar System and onto the development of First Life on the initially barren Earth. A good way to start is to explain that you, the reader, are literally a star child. Absolutely every single component of...

This book, gives brief explanations to cosmic mysteries, refering to them as the fundamental base for getting at the real mysteries in cosmology. By researching the best minds from philosophy, science, and theology, Scott takes us to the next step.. How was the universe created? Or are we in...

In the last fifteen years a controversial new theory of the origins of biological complexity and the nature of the universe has been fomenting bitter debates in education and science policy across North America, Europe, and Australia. Backed by intellectuals at respectable universities, Intelligent...

This book presents the latest topics in ecological and evolutionary research on aquatic biodiversity from bacteria to fishes, with special reference to Lake Biwa, an ancient lake in western Japan. With a geological history of 4 million years, Lake Biwa is the third oldest lake in the world. It is...

Why do mass extinctions occur? The demise of the dinosaurs has been discussed exhaustively, but has never been out into the context of other extinction events. This is the first systematic review of the mass extinctions of all organisms, plant and animal, terrestrial and marine, that have occurred...

The Moon's relative nearness and its one-sixth Earth gravity make it the best location for an off-Earth Base Colony, because its location and gravity make it relatively easy to travel between the Earth and its Moon.Moon Base Colony is located underground and is almost entirely self-sufficient....

Is intelligent design a stupendous scientific discovery with significant theological implications? Or is it pseudo-theology, pseudo-science and a passing fad? Read on. Intelligent design will be evaluated biblically, scientifically, and especially on the basis of the cross because the cross is central to properly understanding the Creator.

This book presents cutting edge methods that provide insights into the pathways by which salt and water traverse cell membranes and flow in an orchestrated fashion amongst the many compartments of the body. It focuses on a number of molecular, cellular and whole animal studies that involve multiple...