Evolution

Recent scientific breakthroughs-demonstrating that mind body strategies can actually 'switch off' or 'switch on' gene activity associated with health and d...

The Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection brings together a fresh collection of the hapless, the heedless, and the just plain foolhardy among us. Salute t...

"Only two things are infinite-the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not so sure about the universe." — -Albert Einstein Named in honor of Charles Da...

“A sparkling, thought-provoking account of sexual differences. Whether you’re a man or a woman, you’ll find his conclusions gripping.”―Jared Diam...

The Human Genome, The Complete Set Of Genes Housed In Twenty-three Pairs Of Chromosomes, Is Nothing Less Than An Autobiography Of Our Species. Spelled Out I...

Presents The Many Threads Of Modern Work In Genetics, Paleontology, Geology, Molecular Biology, And Anatomy That Demonstrate The Indelible Stamp Of The Evol...

Although Darwin could explain how evolution preserves useful adaptations over time, the mechanisms behind its speed and efficiency eluded him. In this radic...

“Unpredictable and amusing and informative and original, cavorting between biology, history, travel writing, and memoir.” —Mark Kurlansky The Whale...

“Rutherford describes Humanimal as being about the paradox of how our evolutionary journey turned ‘an otherwise average ape’ into one capable of crea...

Richard Leakey, One Of The World's Foremost Experts On Man's Evolutionary Past, Now Turns His Eye To The Future And Doesn't Like What He Sees. To the ph...

Bacterial Pathogenesis: A Molecular Approach Is The First Text Designed To Provide A Comprehensive Introduction To This Dynamic Field For Both Students And ...

With The Publication Of The International Bestseller The Selfish Gene Some Thirty Years Ago, Richard Dawkins Powerfully Captured A Newly Emerging Way Of Und...

“a Landmark Book In The Science Of Emotions And Its Implications For Ethics And Human Universals.”—library Journal, Starred Review The Barnes & Noble...

This original, entertaining, and surprising book investigates verbal blunders: what they are, what they say about those who make them, and how and why we'v...

Instant National Bestseller After suffering for years with unexplainable health issues, Dr. Ben Lynch discovered the root cause—“dirty” genes. Genes ...

From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes more incredible stories of science, history, language, and music, as told by our own DNA. In The Dis...

essential Cell Biology, Second Edition Contains Basic, Core Knowledge About How Cells Work. It Has A Proven Track Record In Providing Students With A Conce...

Anthropological and psychological analysis by Radin Kereny and Jung of the voraciously uninhibited episodes of the Winnebego Trickster cycle. ...

The New York Times Bestselling Author Of The Rational Optimist And Genome Returns With A Fascinating, Brilliant Argument For Evolution That Definitively Dis...

How do we understand the world? While some look to the heavens for intelligent design, others argue that it is determined by information encoded in DNA. S...

A knowledge of how plants have responded to environmental change in the past is our principal source of evidence for predicting how they might respond to th...

In 2009, The National Academy Of Sciences (nas) Authored The Report Strengthening Forensic Science In The United States: A Path Forward. In It, The Committe...

An enthralling world history of food from prehistoric times to the present. A favorite of gastronomes and history buffs alike, Food in History is packed wi...

Richard Fortey. A Borzoi Book--t.p. Verso. Originally Published In Great Britain As Life : An Unauthorized Biography By Harpercollins Publishers, London, In...

(ASM Press) Boston Univ., MA. Textbook provides an introduction to experimental nature of contemporary research. This edition features a free companion webs...

Draws On New Findings In Genetics To Pose An Argument For Intelligent Design That Refutes Darwinian Beliefs About Evolution While Offering Alternative Analy...

the Father Of Cognitive Neuroscience And Author Of human Offers A Provocative Argument Against The Common Belief That Our Lives Are Wholly Determined By Ph...

in This Gem, The Scientist And Noted Essayist Trains A Wry Wit And A Highly Perceptive Eye On His Two-plus Decades Of Observing Baboon Behavior In Kenya. ...

Diane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in ...

In 97 Orchard, Jane Ziegelman explores the culinary life that was the heart and soul of New York's Lower East Side around the turn of the twentieth centur...

A provocative exploration of the tension between our evolutionary history and our modern woes--and what we can do about it. We are living through the most p...

Discusses these two scientists' work with amber and their successes in extracting 100 million-year-old DNA samplesCategories: Science & Math Evolution P...

An Absorbing History Of Changing Views Of What Fossils Are And How They Contribute To An Understanding Of The History Of The Earth. Rudwick Makes Ample Use ...

High-quality illustrations with stepped-out art to help readers visualize complex processes.* Human genetics and the role of the geneticist highlighted thr...

Argues That American Children Are Deprived Of Cultural Literacy. Literacy And Cultural Literacy -- The Discovery Of The Schema -- National Language And Nati...

in This Short Book, David Archer Gives Us The Latest On Climate Change Research, And Skillfully Tells The Climate Story That He Helped To Discover: Genera...

Did Newton "unweave the rainbow" by reducing it to its prismatic colors, as Keats contended? Did he, in other words, diminish beauty? Far from it, says ac...

Sifting Through Rich Layers Of Scientific Evidence, Dawkins' The Greatest Show On Earth Is A Stunning Counterattack On Advocates Of Intelligent Design, Expl...

From The Author Of The Bestselling The Professor And The Madman Comes The Fascinating Story Of William Smith, The Orphaned Son Of An English Country Blacksm...

Molecular Cell Biology presents the key concepts in cell biology and their experimental underpinnings. The authors, all world-class researchers and teacher...

Product Description Fossils allow us to picture the forms of life that inhabited the earth eons ago. But we long to know more: how did these animals ac...

Designed for a one-semester introductory course in Animal Behavior. Animal behavior is a broad discipline with investigators and contributions from diverse ...

The Fossil Record The History Of Biological Diversity Human Evolution And Social Issues. Douglas J. Futuyma. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 557-589.Catego...

Using A Wealth Of Examples Of Evolutionary Innovations, Vermeij Argues That Evolution And Economics Are One. Powerful Consumers And Producers Exercise Dispr...

the Origin Of Species, By Charles Darwin, Is Part Of The barnes & Noble Classics series, Which Offers Quality Editions At Affordable Prices To The Stu...

Over the past two centuries archeologists and anthropologists have ignored, forgotten, and suppressed vast quantities of evidence showing that human beings ...

One of Wall Street Journal’s "Best Books for Science Lovers" in 2015Science is on the cusp of a revolutionary breakthrough. We now understand more about ...

one Of The Most Famous And Influential Books Of Its (or Any) Time, The Origin Of Species Is, Surprisingly, Little Read. True Enough, Most People Know What...