geology

Examines the history of geological sciences, covering geology, seismology, and geomagnetism, and profiles notable Earth scientists and important discoveries throughout history.

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 an illustrated overview of rocks and fossils, including information on how rocks, minerals, and fossils provide clues to the earth's past, tracing earth's prehistory, and describes the internal workings of the planet.

A guide to the components and processes that contributed to Earth's development, using illustrations and text to discuss the planet's origins and raw materials, Earth's crust, igneous and sedimentary rocks, processes that displace and transform crustal rocks, the effects of weather, rivers, the sea, glaciers, and ice sheets, the rock record, and the work of geologists.

Charles Darwin chronicles the five years he spent early in his career aboard the survey ship HMS "Beagle, " exploring the Southern Hemisphere, including Brazilian rain forests, the Andes, and the Gal?pagos Islands.

A fossil hunter looking for signs of an ancient sea in the rocks of a western Texas mountain describes how the area must have looked millions of years ago.

Examines the Earth's changing physical environment, especially its rivers and valleys and coasts and coastlines with an emphasis on the impact of earthquakes, volcanoes, and glaciers.

A simple introduction to what can be found naturally underground and what people have put there.

Discover how the world underground works through science projects.

Photographs and diagrams examines the history of the earth and the environmental problems it faces; and covers such topics as climate change, volcanoes and seismic activity, seasonal changes, and more.