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  • Oxygen and the Evolution of Life

    by Heinz Decker, Kensal E van Holde ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book describes the interlaced histories of life and oxygen. It opens with the generation of oxygen in ancient stars and its distribution to newly formed planets like the Earth. Free O2 was not available on the early Earth, so the first life forms had to be anaerobic. Life introduced free O2 into the environment through the evolution of photosynthesis, which must have been a disaster for many ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

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  • Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved

    How Morality Evolved

    by Frans de Waal ...
    Series series Princeton Science Library
    "It's the animal in us," we often hear when we've been bad. But why not when we're good? Primates and Philosophers tackles this question by exploring the biological foundations of one of humanity's most valued traits: morality.In this provocative book, primatologist Frans de Waal argues that modern-day evolutionary biology takes far too dim a view of the natural world, emphasizing our "selfish" ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Adam's Tongue

    How Humans Made Language, How Language Made Humans

    by Derek Bickerton ...
    How language evolved has been called "the hardest problem in science." In Adam's Tongue, Derek Bickerton—long a leading authority in this field—shows how and why previous attempts to solve that problem have fallen short. Taking cues from topics as diverse as the foraging strategies of ants, the distribution of large prehistoric herbivores, and the construction of ecological niches, Bickerton ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The God Gene

    How Faith Is Hardwired into Our Genes

    by Dean H. Hamer ...
    The overwhelming majority of Americans believe in God; this conviction has existed since the beginning of recorded time and is shared by billions around the world. In The God Gene, Dr. Dean Hamer reveals that this inclination towards religious faith is in good measure due to our genes and may even offer an evolutionary advantage by reducing stress, preventing disease, and extending life.Popular ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Relentless Evolution

    by John N. Thompson ...
    At a glance, most species seem adapted to the environment in which they live. Yet species relentlessly evolve, and populations within species evolve in different ways. Evolution, as it turns out, is much more dynamic than biologists realized just a few decades ago.In Relentless Evolution, John N. Thompson explores why adaptive evolution never ceases and why natural selection acts on species in so ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Epigenetic Caterpillar: An Alternative to the Neo-Darwinian view of the Peppered Moth Phenomenon

    by Maria B O'Hare ...
    Industrial melanism of peppered moths is a famous case of what has often been described as: 'Darwinian evolution via selection in action'. This little book offers an alternative, yet light hearted approach, to this rather controversial topic, based upon the most recent and cutting-edge biological scientific discoveries of our present time. This alternative explanation gives us an insight into past ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Bang! You're Alive

    by Anonymous ...
    Reading this book is a wild ride though the nature of sex the history of god and religion stellar physics hypnotism genetics Roman history theology biology Christianity Islam Judaism heaven hell gambling galaxies and Santa delivering toys. It will take you back to the Big Bang and forward into your best possible future. Here is the sudden understanding of how things really are all around you and ... Read more

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  • Teeth

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Peter S. Ungar ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Teeth are amazing - the product of half a billion years of evolution. They provide fuel for the body by breaking apart other living things; and they must do it again and again over a lifetime without themselves being broken in the process. This means that plants and animals have developed tough or hard tissues for protection, and teeth have evolved ways to sharpen or strengthen themselves to ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Secret Chambers

    The inside story of cells and complex life

    by Martin Brasier ...
    In the follow up to Darwin's Lost World, Martin Brasier introduces the quest for the missing history of life and the cell. Through a series of journeys it emerges that the modern plant cell is one of the most deeply puzzling and unlikely steps in the whole history of life. Decoding this puzzle is a great adventure that has mainly taken place over the last half century. Brasier puts the big ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Geological Observations On South America (Mobi Classics)

    by Charles Darwin ...
    This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display. ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Species Concepts and Phylogenetic Theory

    A Debate

    Edited by Quentin Wheeler, Rudolf Meier ...
    No question in theoretical biology has been more perennially controversial or perplexing than "What is a species?" Recent advances in phylogenetic theory have called into question traditional views of species and spawned many concepts that are currently competing for general acceptance. Once the subject of esoteric intellectual exercises, the "species problem" has emerged as a critically important ... Read more

    Was $41.99 USD Now $35.99 USD

  • Life Evolving

    Molecules, Mind, and Meaning

    by Christian de Duve ...
    In just a half century, humanity has made an astounding leap in its understanding of life. Now, one of the giants of biological science, Christian de Duve, discusses what we've learned in this half century, ranging from the tiniest cells to the future of our species and of life itself. With wide-ranging erudition, De Duve takes us on a dazzling tour of the biological world, beginning with the ... Read more

    $53.99 USD