Evolution

How do radically new kinds of organisms evolve? The Origin of Higher Taxa addresses this essential question, specifically whether the emergence o...

The Compact Guide: DNA provides a fascinating look at the world of the double helix and examines who we are, how we're wired, and how we repair our...

Is the traditional understanding of cause and effect in aetiology so certain that Arthur Eddington therefore proposed in 1927 the arrow of time, o...

After Isaac Newton''s great success in celestial mechanics, a world view of determinism was held by many scientists in the 1700 and 1800''s. This e...

Bone is a marvel, an adaptable and resilient building material developed over 500 million years of evolutionary history. It has manifested itself i...

A fully updated new edition of David Attenboroughs bestselling classic. BIRDS. 11,000 species, the most widesprea...

From the Los Angeles Times Book Prizewinning historian, the colorful, dramatic story of Charles Darwins journey on HMS Beagle that inspired the evo...

And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and ever...

When did the first vertebrates emerge, and how did they differ from their invertebrate ancestors? When did vertebrates evolve jaws, paired fins, pa...

Urban Evolutionary Biology fills an important knowledge gap on wild organismal evolution in the urban environment, whilst offering a novel explorat...

Urban Evolutionary Biology fills an important knowledge gap on wild organismal evolution in the urban environment, whilst offering a novel explorat...

How did life start? Is the evolution of life describable by any physics-like laws? Stuart Kauffman's latest book offers an explanation-beyond what ...

'A gripping new drama in science ... if you want to understand how the concept of life is changing, read this' Professor Andrew Briggs, University ...

With recent technological advances, vast quantities of genetic and genomic data are being generated at an ever-increasing pace. The explosion in ac...

How did the dog become mans best friend? A celebrated anthropologist unearths the mysterious origins of the unique partnership that rewrote the his...

Humans now wield a greater influence on the planet than any other species in history, and human-developed technologies like genetic engineering and...

Liberating Science: The Early Universe, Evolution and the Public Voice of Science is a presentation of science for the general reader, with an emph...

What lies beneath the surface of the ocean has mystified humankind for millennia.We have explored more of the surface of the Moon than we have of t...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024FOYLE'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023LONGLISTED FOR BLACKWELL'S...

Darwin has long been hailed as forefather to behavioural science, especially nowadays, with the growing popularity of evolutionary psychologies. Ye...

In the tradition of the best immersive journalism. -A.J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living BiblicallyA bold examination of how Paleolithic wisdo...

The Dutch bestseller Nominated for Le Prix Nicolas Bouvier 'A masterclass in storytelling, exploring who we are and where we came from' Danielle ...

'A fabulous book' The Economist'Mind expanding - this book will change your view of the world forever' Matthew Syed'Wonderfully refreshing and thou...

'Packed with fresh and clear insights that will change the way you think about the world' Uri Gneezy'One of those books that you pick up and then c...

'With Genesis, Wilson inspires awe ... His message is that selection has shaped a society that is characterized by cooperation and division of la...

This unique textbook introduces undergraduate students to quantitative models and methods in ecology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, and...

From breasts and orgasms to periods, pregnancies, and menopause-A Brief History of the Female Body is a fascinating science book explaining the mys...

An innovative view of the role of fitness concepts in evolutionary theory.   Natural selection is one of the factors responsible for changes in bio...

In the summer of 2022, Lee Berger lost 50 pounds in order to wriggle though impossibly small openings in the Rising Star cave complex in South Afri...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERRichard Dawkins - author of The Selfish Gene, The Blind Watchmaker, and The God Delusion - is one of science's greates...

Combines the natural history of programmes such as David Attenboroughs Planet Earth with the planetary focus of Brian Coxs Universe Gu...

The Anthropocene defines the here-and-now time period on Earth of indelible (and possibly irreversible) human disturbance to the natural world, fro...