The Evolution of Worlds

The Evolution of Worlds
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:32044014800502
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Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis The Evolution of Worlds by : Percival Lowell

The Complete World of Human Evolution

The Complete World of Human Evolution
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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages : 132
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ISBN-10 : 1973896710
ISBN-13 : 9781973896715
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis The Complete World of Human Evolution by : Chris Stringer

The Complete World of Human Evolution By Chris Stringer

Life on a Young Planet

Life on a Young Planet
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : 0691120293
ISBN-13 : 9780691120294
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Life on a Young Planet by : Andrew H. Knoll

Knoll explores the deep history of life from its origins on a young planet to the incredible Cambrian explosion, with the very latest discoveries in paleontology integrated with emerging insights from molecular biology and earth system science. 100 illustrations.

Seven Skeletons

Seven Skeletons
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9780698409422
ISBN-13 : 0698409426
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Seven Skeletons by : Lydia Pyne

An irresistible journey of discovery, science, history, and myth making, told through the lives and afterlives of seven famous human ancestors Over the last century, the search for human ancestors has spanned four continents and resulted in the discovery of hundreds of fossils. While most of these discoveries live quietly in museum collections, there are a few that have become world-renowned celebrity personas—ambassadors of science that speak to public audiences. In Seven Skeletons, historian of science Lydia Pyne explores how seven such famous fossils of our ancestors have the social cachet they enjoy today. Drawing from archives, museums, and interviews, Pyne builds a cultural history for each celebrity fossil—from its discovery to its afterlife in museum exhibits to its legacy in popular culture. These seven include the three-foot tall “hobbit” from Flores, the Neanderthal of La Chapelle, the Taung Child, the Piltdown Man hoax, Peking Man, Australopithecus sediba, and Lucy—each embraced and celebrated by generations, and vivid examples of how discoveries of how our ancestors have been received, remembered, and immortalized. With wit and insight, Pyne brings to life each fossil, and how it is described, put on display, and shared among scientific communities and the broader public. This fascinating, endlessly entertaining book puts the impact of paleoanthropology into new context, a reminder of how our past as a species continues to affect, in astounding ways, our present culture and imagination.

Worlds in the Making

Worlds in the Making
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Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105046464561
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Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis Worlds in the Making by : Svante Arrhenius

Evolution on Planet Earth

Evolution on Planet Earth
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Publisher : Elsevier
Total Pages : 469
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ISBN-10 : 9780080494852
ISBN-13 : 0080494854
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Evolution on Planet Earth by : Lynn Rothschild

Driving evolution forward, the Earth's physical environment has challenged the very survival of organisms and ecosystems throughout the ages. With a fresh new perspective, Evolution on Planet Earth shows how these physical realities and hurdles shaped the primary phases of life on the planet. The book's thorough coverage also includes chapters on more proximate factors and paleoenvironmental events that influenced the diversity of life. A team of notable ecologists, evolutionary biologists, and paleontologists join forces to describe drifting continents, extinction events, and climate change -- important topics that continue to shape Earth's inhabitants to this very day. In a world where global change has become an international issue, this book provides a several billion-year evolutionary perspective on what the environment and environmental change means to life.* Provides thorough background information on each topic while introducing cutting-edge research* Features original material solicited from the leading minds in evolutionary biology and geology today* Emphasizes the influence of massive geological forces - continental drift, volcanic activity, sea and tides

The Evolution of a Nation

The Evolution of a Nation
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 9780691136042
ISBN-13 : 0691136041
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis The Evolution of a Nation by : Daniel Berkowitz

The book also examines the effects of early legal systems.

Life on Earth

Life on Earth
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 45
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ISBN-10 : 9780547349343
ISBN-13 : 0547349343
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis Life on Earth by : Steve Jenkins

There are millions of different kinds of plants and animals living on the earth. Many millions more lived here in the past. Where did they all come from? Why have some become extinct and others lived on? In this remarkable book for children, Steve Jenkins explores the fascinating history of life on earth and the awe-inspiring story of evolution, Charles Darwin’s great contribution to modern science.

The Evolution Underground

The Evolution Underground
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 307
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ISBN-10 : 9781681773759
ISBN-13 : 1681773759
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis The Evolution Underground by : Anthony J Martin

Humans have "gone underground" for survival for thousands of years, from underground cities in Turkey to Cold War-era bunkers. But our burrowing roots go back to the very beginnings of animal life on Earth. Many animal lineages alive now—including our own—only survived a cataclysmic meteorite strike 65 million years ago because they went underground.On a grander scale, the chemistry of the planet itself had already been transformed many millions of years earlier by the first animal burrows which altered whole ecosystems. Every day we walk on an earth filled with an underground wilderness teeming with life. Most of this life stays hidden, yet these animals and their subterranean homes are ubiquitous, ranging from the deep sea to mountains, from the equator to the poles. Burrows are a refuge from predators, a safe home for raising young, or a tool to ambush prey. Burrows also protect animals against all types of natural disasters. Filled with spectacularly diverse fauna, acclaimed paleontologist and ichnologist Anthony Martin reveals this fascinating, hidden world that will continue to influence and transform life on this planet.

A New History of Life

A New History of Life
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 401
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ISBN-10 : 9781608199082
ISBN-13 : 1608199088
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis A New History of Life by : Peter Ward

The history of life on Earth is, in some form or another, known to us all--or so we think. A New History of Life offers a provocative new account, based on the latest scientific research, of how life on our planet evolved--the first major new synthesis for general readers in two decades. Charles Darwin's theories, first published more than 150 years ago, form the backbone of how we understand the history of the Earth. In reality, the currently accepted history of life on Earth is so flawed, so out of date, that it's past time we need a 'New History of Life.' In their latest book, Joe Kirschvink and Peter Ward will show that many of our most cherished beliefs about the evolution of life are wrong. Gathering and analyzing years of discoveries and research not yet widely known to the public, A New History of Life proposes a different origin of species than the one Darwin proposed, one which includes eight-foot-long centipedes, a frozen “snowball Earth”, and the seeds for life originating on Mars. Drawing on their years of experience in paleontology, biology, chemistry, and astrobiology, experts Ward and Kirschvink paint a picture of the origins life on Earth that are at once too fabulous to imagine and too familiar to dismiss--and looking forward, A New History of Life brilliantly assembles insights from some of the latest scientific research to understand how life on Earth can and might evolve far into the future.