life

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.

Explains the history of paleontology, beginning at the site of an asteroid that may have caused the demise of the dinosaur.

Three goals are discussed in this book: how to satisfy our curiosity about philosophy, religion, and morals; how to assist in developing our personal conclusions about the meaning of life; and to assist in better understanding our values, religious ideas, and personal goals of other people.

Atoms are the basis of every living and non-living thing on Earth, but where and how did life begin - and how do we know?.

A moving book for children, it explains life and death in a sensitive way, telling about beginnings and endings, and life in between.

Explains how this research can increase our understanding of other planets, expand our knowledge of the universe, and discover untapped resources.

"Provides an essential and illuminating history of Western science, tracing the trials and triumphs of the iconoclastic scientists who have sought to uncover the mystery of how life first came to be."--Dust jacket.

A collection of photographs accompanied by prose poetry, focusing on life, love, loss, beginnings and endings.

Describes twenty-five fossils illustrating the evolution of animal life. Also presents the stories behind the discovery of these fossils, their significance within the larger fossil record, and where they can be viewed in museums of the world.

Explains how life first appeared on the earth as simple cells capable of reproducing themselves and then evolved into a series of more complex organisms.