evolution

Professor Bryan Sykes gives a firsthand account of his research into a gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line.

Chronicles the years of study that led to the discovery of atoms and their relationship to the stars.

Explains how plants and animals have evolved together as components of a worldwide learning machine.

Simple English and Spanish text and photographs describe the growth of grass and discuss different types of grass and their uses.

Discusses the evolutionary link between dinosaurs and birds, examining skeletons, describing several species, and tracing the discoveries of paleontologists.

A tiny society of humans has endured many severe and disturbing complications since settling on the planet Mictlan, including the evolution of a third human sex, the Sa, or midmale; but the fragile peace that exists between the humans and the indigenous Miccail erupts when a Sa child is kidnapped.

Argues that the human brain is not a perfectly designed wonder that has evolved throughout history, but is instead an agglomeration of solutions that have been gathered through evolutionary history and have influenced mental function.

Explores how recent scientific discoveries have prompted a dramatic reappraisal of common beliefs about the history of humans.

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

Primatologist Alison Jolly describes the development of sex and intelligence that took place during human evolution.