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Until the sun dies

1977
Examines two great mysteries which have defied science - the riddle of life and the riddle of creation.

The future of life on earth

2012
Examines the biodiversity of life on earth, the importance of all species, and how the destruction of habitats is causing setbacks.

Lone survivors

how we came to be the only humans on earth
2012
Offers a theory of human origin, in which, Homo sapiens didn't originate from a single region of Africa, but rather different populations coexisted across the continent with other species like Homo erectus and eventually Homo sapiens replaced all other human species.

Human origins 101

2007
Offers an overview of the fundamental concepts used to study and understand human origins and evolution, and explains what science has learned about how the species has evolved in response to its environment and needs.

Origins of life

biblical and evolutionary models face off
2004
The authors present scientific evidence for the creation of life on Earth based upon the Bible and offer testable predictions for life-origins scenario as well as for competing naturalistic scenarios.

Smithsonian intimate guide to human origins

2005
The author explores the major steps in human evolution, and examines ancient fossils unearthed in the Sahara Desert as well as an analysis of DNA to provide clues to human ancestry.

The ape that spoke

language and the evolution of the human mind
1991
The story of how the human mind evolved and what happened once Homo sapiens learned to speak.

African exodus

the origins of modern humanity
1998
Uses genetic and fossil evidence to argue that human beings originated in Africa less than 100,000 years ago and challenges the belief that the species evolved as separate races with genetic roots from over two million years ago.

In the footsteps of Eve

the mystery of human origins
2000
Proposes that human origins lie in the area of South Africa rather than the long-accepted sites of East Africa.

Beginnings

the story of origins--of mankind, life, the earth, the universe
1989
Provides an account of the evolution of life and the Universe.

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