human evolution

Professor Bryan Sykes gives a firsthand account of his research into a gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line.

When people on earth are bathed in a blue light from the stars, they are instantly transformed into smarter, healthier, and more loving beings, but soon conflict develops between those who have seen the light and those who haven't, and Chance seems to be the only one who can keep the peace.

Explores the disappearance of Neanderthals as a race using fossil dating and genetic research for possible answers.

Describes man and his life from earliest times to the end of the Stone Age, as evidenced by the discoveries of archaeologists.

Explains how plants and animals have evolved together as components of a worldwide learning machine.

Authors address the many difficulties and challenges in assembling a truly complete picture of human evolution.

Offers a theory of human origin, in which, Homo sapiens didn't originate from a single region of Africa, but rather different populations coexisted across the continent with other species like Homo erectus and eventually Homo sapiens replaced all other human species.

Examines how human language evolved, and argues that the use of language by humans was the driving force behind their development of superior cognitive abilities.

Discusses how, despite no real biological changes, human beings have evolved, and offers predictions on future upgrades and changes based on the scientific and technological accomplishments of the twenty-first century.

Draws on new findings to examine the ancestral human population that lived in Africa fifty thousand years ago, explaining how the human line evolved from African apes to humans with the unique gift of language.