evolution

Explores how human beings are related to other animals and to the various "fossil men" that have been discovered.

This introduction to evolution discusses the classification system used to arrange members of the animal kingdom.

Follows the sequence of events in the evolution of life on Earth, from the emergence of one-celled organisms to man.

Describes ten adaptations in nature, including carnivorous plants, anglerfish, mudskippers, and platypuses.

When her father hatches a plan to bring publicity to their small Tennessee town by arresting a local high school teacher for teaching about evolution, the resulting 1925 Scopes trial prompts fifteen-year-old Frances to rethink many of her beliefs about religion and truth, as well as her relationship with her father.

Provides information about significant discoveries in the worlds of archaeology, anthropology, and paleontology through a series of articles by various authors which appeared in the science section of "The New York Times" between 1992 and 1997.

Explores the many different myths, theories, and experiments which explain the origin of life, including spontaneous generation, the development of planets, chemical evolution of matter, and the various places in the solar system where life exists or may exist.

An illustrated biography of Charles Darwin, discussing his early life and schooling, his employment as a naturalist on an around-the-world voyage aboard the "Beagle," and the development of his ideas about the natural selection and evolution.

Explores the history of time as it relates to the evolution of the Earth, from its origins as a lifeless rock, through the development of simple organisms, more complex animals, and, eventually, humans.

Photographs and text explore the world of living things, and look at some of the experiments, animals, plants, bones, and fossils that have changed understanding of the natural world and how life began.