human beings

A young child realizes their favorite places are so special because of the memories and experiences they made there with their loved ones.

"An . . . artist offers a[n] . . . exploration of human existence from the dawn of history to the present through art and patterns that aim [to] unite readers in their shared motivations [and] challenge each to create new stories for a better future"--BTCat.

". . . [tells the] story of the brilliant team who discovered the "Ardi" skeleton, a human more than a million years older than the famous Lucy, and their twenty-year quest to redefine our understanding of human evolution"--Provided by publisher.

"In 'What We Owe the Future,' Oxford philosopher William MacAskill . . . [argues] that people not only have equal moral worth no matter where or how they live, but also no matter when they live. This idea has implications beyond the obvious (climate change)--including literally making sure that there are people in the future: It's not unusual to hear someone way, 'Oh, I could never bring a child into this world.' MacAskill argues that the sentiment itself may well be immoral: we have a responsibility not just to consider whether the world of the future will be suitable for supporting humans, but to act to make sure there are humans in it. And while it may seem that the destructive capacity of modern industrial technology means that we ought to eschew it as much as possible, MacAskill argues for optimism in our ability to (eventually) get technology right, for the future's benefit, and ours"--Provided by publisher.

"Half-alien half-human teenager Syd must choose between destroying humanity to protect the universe, or allowing humanity to live and risking its revenge on the aliens who have imprisoned it"--OCLC.

Evolution isn't just a thing of the past. It is happening right now, in every species across the world--and our influence on the future of the plants and animals around us is much bigger than we might think. A closer look at the science behind evolution shows how human behaviors like hunting, farming, and urban development have contributed to major physical changes in everything from rhinos to pigs to lizards. And these changes impact us in turn--triggering environmental shifts and contributing to climate change. The good news is there's hope: by learning to see how everything is connected, we can weigh the consequences of our choices and help shape a world that works for plants, animals, and humans alike.

"[Looks at the] inclination toward apocalyptic thinking . . . present throughout human history . . ."--Provided by publisher.

"Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on us are not new. In a bold narrative that spans centuries and continents, [the author] argues that nature has always played a fundamental role in the writing of history. From the fall of the Moche civilization in South America that came about because of the cyclical pressures of El Ni?o to volcanic eruptions in Iceland that affected Egypt and helped bring the Ottoman empire to its knees, climate change and its influences have always been with us"--Provided by publisher.

In a series of amusing comparisons, a boy shows how humans are much more like each other than we are like any other thing on Earth.

"A book for middle-school-aged children about previous extinctions and possible threats to humans, from volcanoes, to asteroids, to pollution and diseases"--Provided by publisher.