evolution (biology)

Examines the many controversies surrounding Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, exploring why his theory has been the object of such vehement attack, what the most common arguments against it are, and how the current controversy has been influenced by past events.

Contains forty-four book excerpts, essays, speeches, and articles written by Stephen Jay Gould in which he comments on his life, the theories of various scientists, evolution, sociobiology, racism, religion, and more.

Chronicles the events that occurred in Dover, Pennsylvania, after the school board decided to eliminate evolution from the curriculum and teach intelligent design, providing both sides of the argument.

Chronicles the history of evolutionary science from early-nineteenth-century theory to twenty-first-century sociobiology, discussing the work of Darwin as well as other figures including Georges Cuvier, W. D. Hamilton, and E. O. Wilson.

Summarizes key aspects of several of the most significant lines of evidence supporting evolution, and describes some of the positions taken by advocates of creation science and presents an analysis of these claims.

Presents Charles Darwin's classic in which he argues that species change over time, evolving or dying out entirely, through the process of natural selection; and his journals from his five-year voyage around the world on the "H.M.S. Beagle, " in which he recorded his observations on geology and natural history.

Presents Charles Darwin's influential text in which he argues that species change over time, evolving or dying out entirely, through the process of natural selection.

Studies the effects humans and modern technology have had on the process of evolution, including bacterial resistance to medicine, such as antibiotics, and the ability of insects to withstand pesticides.

Describes the process of evolution, beginning with single-celled organisms and culminating with the appearance of man.