Evolution

This new edition provides a comprehensive overview to the field of paleontology—the study of human evolution by analyzing fossil remains. It includes the ...

Calpurnia Virginia Tate is eleven years old in 1899 when she wonders why the yellow grasshoppers in her Texas backyard are so much bigger than the green o...

Making PCR is the fascinating, behind-the-scenes account of the invention of one of the most significant biotech discoveries in our time—the polymerase c...

In her surprising, entertaining and persuasive new book, award-winning author and psychologist Susan Pinker shows how face-to-face contact is crucial for l...

A 2000 HUGO AWARD NOMINEE Ancient diseases encoded in the DNA of humans wait like sleeping dragons to wake and infect again—or so molecular biologist Ka...

While Forbidden Gates includes fresh insights for traditional, tried and true methods of overcoming darkness, it also unveils for the first time how breakth...

"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...

Every year hundreds of human skeletal remains are brought to the surface by engineering works, quarrying or planned archaeological exploration. These remain...

How many times have you held your fussing or crying baby and thought, "Come on, please tell me what's going on with you!" Well, your infant does tell you....

An Assessment Of The Revolutionary Potential Of Artificial Intelligence And Robotics Traces How Technology Arrived At This Point And How Artificial Life, Ma...

“Switek seamlessly intertwines two types of evolution: one of life on earth and the other of paleontology itself.”—Discover Magazine ““In deligh...

About the Author\DAVID RAUBENHEIMER PhD, is the Leonard P. Ullman Professor of Nutritional Ecology in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences, and Nut...

Space elevators. Internet-enabled contact lenses. Cars that fly by floating on magnetic fields. This is the stuff of science fiction—it’s also daily lif...

Offers A Wider Perspective On Darwin's Scientific Theory Of Natural Selection, Explaining How It Extends Beyond Biology, Analyzing Current Controversies Ove...

"Dazzling...A feast. Absorbing and elegantly written, it tells of theorigins of life on earth, describes its variety and charaacter, and culminates in a d...

Acquire a more thorough understanding of the essentials of genetics by connecting concepts and building your problem solving skills with Genetics Essential...

One of the world’s most beloved and bestselling writers takes his ultimate journey -- into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science ...

you Think You Know About Darwinism And Intelligent Design, But Did You Know: *there Is No Overwhelming Evidence For Darwinism; *intelligent Design Is Base...

David Johnston.Categories: Science & MathEvolution

Weaving together family history, genetic discovery, and scenes from her life, Ami McKay tells the compelling, true-science story of her own family's unsettl...

A Highly Comprehensive And Illustrated Account Of What Makes Us What We Are: How We Evolved, How Our Bodies Work And Develop, And How We Think And Behave, T...

The Idea Of Childhood -- Ages Of Life -- Discovery Of Childhood -- Children's Dress -- Modest Contribution To The History Of Games And Pastimes -- From Immo...

Knowledge Of Statistics Is Essential In Modern Biology And Medicine. Biologists And Health Professionals Learn Statistics Best With Real And Interesting Exa...

"Kindred is important reading not just for anyone interested in these ancient cousins of ours, but also for anyone interested in humanity."--The New York ...

why Do We Look The Way We Do? What Does The Human Hand Have In Common With The Wing Of A Fly? Are Breasts, Sweat Glands, And Scales Connected In Some Way?...

Saul, John RalstonCategories: History Americas CanadaFirst Nations

Unique in the field, this new reference provides up-to-the-minute coverage of the fast-growing areas of esthetic orthodontic treatment planning, orthognathi...

a Work Of Enormous Breadth, Likely To Pleasantly Surprise Both General Readers And Experts.—new York Times Book Review david Futrelle to Those Outside The...

Albert L. Lehninger. Includes Bibliographies And Index.Categories: Science & Math EvolutionMolecular Biology

International Bestseller From the author of the international bestseller Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind comes an extraordinary new book that explore...

The Fortran 95 Handbook, a comprehensive reference work for the Fortran programmer and implementor, contains a complete description of the Fortran 95 progra...

More than any other modern scientists, Stephen Jay Gould has opened up to millions the wonders of evolutionary biology. His genius as an essayist lies in h...

In these lively and fascinating essays, scientists from around the world weigh in on the latest advances in the search for intelligent life in the universe...

A "playful, enlightening," and "effervescent exposé" (Scientific American) on the queens of the animal kingdom Studying zoology made Lucy Cooke feel lik...

The Cannabis Breeder's Bible offers real-world, professional techniques for breeding primo pot and gives precise growing information for 60 popular marijuan...

Development And Biology -- Reductionist Versus Evolutionary Approaches To The Study Of Insect Development -- Insect Ontogeny: A Summary -- A Note On Phyloge...

Preface -- To The Student -- Pt. I. Background To The Study Of Evolution -- Ch. 1. Evolutionary Biology -- Ch. 2. A Short History Of Evolutionary Biology --...

A Tale Of Two Dystopias -- Sciences Of The Brain -- Neuropharmacology And The Control Of Behavior -- The Prolongation Of Life -- Genetic Engineering -- Why ...

This book introduces concepts from the field of behavior genetics at a level readily comprehended by upper-division undergraduates, or graduate students fro...

Emphasizing The Experimental Basis Of Current Understandings In Molecular Biology, The Text Introduces Experimental Methodologies And Concepts. Thirteen Cha...

In the ten years since its publication in 1988, Stephen Hawking's classic work has become a landmark volume in scientific writing, with more than nine mill...