evolution

"... traces the lives of stars and also the lives of famous scientists like Edwin Hubble, Albert Einstein, and Henrietta Leavit"--Amazon.com.

"Looks at the features that make plants so unique, describes how they have evolved over time, and looks at how flowers, seeds and pollintation developed. Behavior, habitats and adaptation all also featured."--Provided by publisher.

An introduction to mammal fossils, discussing how they are formed, where scientists look for them and more.

Offers predictions about the economic implications for a future of widely expanding intelligence, and practical career and investment advice on flourishing on the way to the Singularity.

Examines the history of cellular evolution, arguing that the evolution of multicellular life--such as fungi, plants, animals, and humans--was contingent on the first successful prokaryotic endosymbiosis, or a bacterium living within another bacterium.

Fossils show we've shared our work and homes with dogs for tens of thousands of years. Now there's growing evidence that we influenced dogs' evolution---and they, in turn, changed ours.

A comprehensive examination of amphibian evolution.

Traces the evolutionary history of fishes over the course of 500 million years, discussing fossil remains and their interpretation; and considers the importance of fish evolution to life on Earth. Includes illustrations and photographs.