evolution (biology)

A fascinating, far-reaching study of how our species' innate capacity for culture altered the course of our social and evolutionary history.

Provides a comprehensive, in-depth look at evolutionary biology.

Bill explores Darwin, genes and DNA. Learn the similarities shared by all living things and ponder the possibility that birds evolved from dinosaurs. Features comedy, interviews with scientists and hands-on experiments.

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

Two teams play an interactive game featuring randomized questions that test knowledge of life science topics, such as biological diversity and adaptation, covered in "Bill Nye the science guy" programs. Features clips from the programs. Questions correlate to national and regional science standards.

"Illuminates the meaning of evolution in its broadest scientific sense ... [arguing that] evolution is more than biological. The same physical effect is present in all patterns and flows - from life span and population growth, to air traffic, to government expansion, to the urge for better ideas, to sustainability. Evolution is everywhere, and the same elegant principles of physics apply to all things"--Provided by publisher.

Bill Nye examines evolution and related topics and issues, such as race, genetically modified foods, and new species.

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.

Examines documentation that maintains there is evidence for evolution in the paleontological record.