evolution (biology)

Provides information on the Scopes trial, evolution, fundamentalism, and American education and the differing perspectives accompanying them.

The source of the earth's great variety of animals was a scientific mystery until Charles Darwin proposed the idea of natural selection. Nova presents breakthroughs in a new science nicknamed "evo devo" that are linking the enigma of origins to another of nature's mysteries, the development of embryos.

Presents a twenty-first-century restatement of Charles Darwin's 1859 text, "The Origin of the Species," in which he put forth his theory of evolution; using Darwin's logic to illuminate discoveries of modern times.

In 1840, Charles Darwin found a new and strange species of frog in Chile that shocked and stumped scientists, scientists continued to study the frog through the years, and today scientists are working to save Darwin's frog from extinction.

In graphic novel format, follows Bloort 183, an asexual alien scientist, as he explains the fundamentals of evolution to King Floorsh and his son.

An illustrated, abridged version of the sixth edition of Darwin's classic work on evolution, with commentary that relates Darwin's hypotheses to recent advances in knowledge.

Explores how Charles Darwin's "The Origin of the Species" and "The Descent of Man" forever changed scientists' and society's views of life on earth and man's place in the natural order.

A paleontologist's illustrated look at animal life on Earth 50 million years from now, based on known principles of evolution.

Text about and photography of experiments, animals, plants, bones, and fossils reveal the ideas and discoveries that have changed our understanding of the natural world and how life began.

Presents approximately two hundred alphabetized entries on topics related to biodiversity, including life-forms, habitats, and threats to their survival, and includes four introductory essays on what biodiversity is and why it is important.