evolution (biology)

"The Modern Library of the world's best books." Presents Darwins's theories of evolution and natural selection.

Critiques Intelligent Design creationism, examining its arguments, analyzing its use of computer science and information theory, and comparing it with biology, arguing that it should not be presented as an alternative to evolutionary biology in the classroom.

Explores the connections between ancient animals and their modern-day counterparts, and looks at how scientists have traced the links between the species.

Describes the events leading to Darwin's voyage on the Beagle and the subsequent theories on evolution he posed based mainly on observations made on the Galapagos Islands.

Tells the story of the collective discovery of evolution, arguing that the idea emerged over many centuries.

Introduces the reptiles and amphibians that inhabited the Earth before the arrival of dinosaurs, discussing the events in the planet's history that precipitated the age of dinosaurs.

Photographs, diagrams, timelines, and first-hand accounts describe the debate over evolution during the famous Scopes Monkey trial of 1925.

Examines the evolution of life on Earth, from the first primitive organisms to modern humans, and attempts to look into the future.

Illustrations and simple text describe the prehistoric ancestors of some modern animals, birds, and fish.