Looks at the creative, technological, and social explosion that occurred 50,000 years ago that caused humans to dominate the planet. Also examines what contributed to this breakthrough of the mind and where this power may lead us.
Explores the struggle of people, especially at colleges, trying to maintain their faith and to understand it while coming to terms with science. Focuses on creationist views and evolutionary theory.
Explains they ways in which organisms adapt according to changes in their environments in order to survive; and contains diagrams, illustrations, fact boxes, and experiments.
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.
Reveals how developments in the cutting-edge science of population genetics have made it possible to link every human on earth back to one man who lived in Africa more than six thousand years ago.
searching for what makes us human, in rainforests, labs, sanctuaries, and zoos
Cohen, Jon
2010
Reports on what researchers have learned about the blood, brains, and bodies of chimpanzees, highlighting areas in which they differ and are similar to humans.
When thirteen-year-old Bertram and three friends find themselves living in dinosaur bodies sixty-seven million years ago, they discover new ways to think about their lives.
