Showing titles in Paleontology

Ever since we first started discovering dinosaurs in the early 1800s, our obsession for uncovering everything about these creatures has been insatiable. Each generation has made huge strides in trying to better our understanding of these animals, and in the past 20 years, we have made more discoveries than in the previous 200. There have been extraordinary advances in palaeontological methods, and ever more dinosaur fossils promise a landslide of new data and huge leaps forward in our understanding of these incredible animals.

Science Concepts Explained for Non-Scientists: Clear Guides to How the World Works Paleontology Explained for Non-Scientists: How Fossils, Deep Time, and Ancient Life Reveal Earth’s Past is a clear, engaging guide to one of the most fascinating sciences, written specifically for readers with no technical background. This book explains how scientists use fossils, rocks, and geological evidence to reconstruct Earth’s deep history and uncover the story of life across billions of years. Rather than focusing on jargon or exhaustive species lists, it emphasizes big ideas, core concepts, and ...

A volergli credere Esumim avrebbe partecipato a tutte le grandi migrazioni dell'umanità: "ci siamo divertiti - ripete sempre - non si stava mai fermi!". È l'immaginario testimone di un viaggio iniziato sei milioni di anni fa, il cui primo passo - quello di scendere dagli alberi - ha dato avvio alla lunga catena di migrazioni attraverso la quale i nostri antenati hanno colonizzato il pianeta. Quante umanità diverse - dagli Austrolopiteci a Neandertal, a Homo sapiens - si sono succedute e incrociate sulla Terra?

READ BY FINTY WILLIAMS. The delicious true story of the early chocolate pioneers by the award-winning writer, and direct descendant of the famous chocolate dynasty, Deborah Cadbury In 'Chocolate Wars' bestselling historian and award-winning documentary maker Deborah Cadbury takes a journey into...

Revisit the spectacle of the incredible new series of BBC One's Walking With Dinosaurs in this richly detailed look into the distant past. Delve deeper into the dramatic stories of dinosaurs whose remains are currently being unearthed on dig sites all over the world. With the latest scientific discoveries, these stories of legendary dinosaurs are waiting to be uncovered.

'Steve Brusatte, the author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, brings mammals out from the shadow of their more showy predecessors . . . In this beautifully written . . . terrific book, he tells the extraordinary story of how mammals came to be and makes the case for them as creatures who...

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, North American and European governments generously funded the discoveries of such famous paleontologists and geologists as Henry de la Beche, William Buckland, Richard Owen, Thomas Hawkins, Edward Drinker Cope, O. C. Marsh, and Charles W. Gilmore. In this book, Jane Davidson explores the motivation behind this rush to fund exploration, arguing that eagerness to discover strategic resources like coal deposits was further fueled by patrons who had a genuine passion for paleontology and the fascinating creatures that were being unearthed.

Arsuaga en su máximo esplendor. El primer libro sobre la evolución de la anatomía humana, y que une ciencia y arte. 4.ª edición. Más de 40.000 lectores. En el museo del Prado, un científico recorre con la vista la escultura del Diadúmeno de Policleto; en su anatomía puede leer una historia evolutiva de siete millones de años. En la sala contigua hay otra algo más tardía que muestra la figura desnuda de la Venus del delfín, el canon helenístico de la belleza femenina. El científico aprecia las diferencias entre ambos y se pregunta por su significado.

Et si nous nous étions fourvoyés sur ce que fut l’homme de Néandertal ? Dans un véritable récit de voyage, Ludovic Slimak retrace son parcours de chercheur et nous entraîne dans une étonnante enquête archéologique. Pendant trente ans, il a inlassablement traqué ce qu’il appelle la créature. Créature, comme l’un de ces êtres qu’on apercevrait de loin, dans les brumes, sans vraiment savoir ce qu’il est, sans vraiment savoir le qualifier.

At stake in the "Science Wars" that have raged in academe and in the media is nothing less than the standing of science in our culture. One side argues that science is a "social construct," that it does not discover facts about the world, but rather constructs artifacts disguised as objective truths. This view threatens the authority of science and rejects science's claims to objectivity, rationality, and disinterested inquiry. Drawing Out Leviathan examines this argument in the light of some major debates about dinosaurs.

THE TIMES SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR A Sunday Times Bestseller 'Thrilling . . . the best book on the subject written for the general reader since the 1980s.' The Sunday Times 66 million years ago the dinosaurs were wiped from the face of the earth. Today, Dr. Steve Brusatte, one of the leading...

Darwin gathers his large ape family to tell them a tale, the ascent of man is retold once more in the eyes of the apes, he teaches them many tricks which they can use to outwit man and remove him from his current place of dominion, "they can't do anything without their witchcraft," he tells them, he even gives them secret plans to cause mayhem in the peoples households."

Drawing from genetics, comparative anatomy, paleontology, and molecular biology, this book demonstrates how life’s complexity is not the product of a designer but of countless natural processes shaped by evolutionary forces. From transitional fossils and genetic evidence to observed instances of speciation and the evolution of antibiotic resistance, every chapter reveals how evolution continues to explain the diversity of life with unmatched clarity. The book also confronts the misuse of science by leading ID proponents like William Dembski, Stephen Meyer, and Michael Behe, exposing their...

In the golden age of dinosaur discoveries, paleontologists are frequently learning about new dinosaurs and new facts about already-known species. At least 14 dinosaurs made the headlines in 2014 alone. Blending fiction with fact, Top 10 Dinosaurs of 2014 reimagines the way 10 of the newly described Jurassic and Cretaceous dinosaurs lived in their natural habitats.

Eine (Zeit-)Reise in die Welt der Urzeitriesen. Dinosaurier. Vollkommen zurecht löst keine andere Tiergruppe eine ähnliche Faszination aus - bei Kindern ebenso wie bei Erwachsenen. In diesem Buch erzählt der Paläobiologe Armin Schmitt aus erster Hand von neuesten Forschungsergebnissen zu den Urzeitriesen, von spektakulären Expeditionen und überraschenden Funden.

Whales are among the largest, most intelligent, deepest diving species to have ever lived on our planet. We have hunted them for thousands of years and scratched their icons into our mythologies. They simultaneously fill us with waves of terror, awe and affection – yet we know hardly anything...

A fresh look at the Genesis account of creation - identifying the key errors of evolution and young-earth creationism, then combining their truths to formulate a simple but scripturally and scientifically accurate new synthesis - the literal truth of Genesis.

L'uomo che studia se stesso è di fronte a una delle sfide più affascinanti della conoscenza. L'autore ci accompagna attraverso la storia naturale dell'uomo in quanto specie animale, una fra le tante, pur con tutte le sue formidabili peculiarità. Dopo aver gettato uno sguardo agli albori dell'antropologia come scienza, si confrontano le caratteristiche fondamentali dell'Homo sapiens con quelle delle scimmie antropomorfe. Si parla di evoluzione e della teoria che spiega l'evoluzione in base alla selezione naturale.

La historia de las primeras formas de vivienda y cuáles de ellas sobreviven hasta hoy, referidas dentro de un audio-resumen de gran utilidad histórica. Desde las chozas, a las casas australianas, las viviendas sobre pilotes o las viviendas de hielos, el anhelo del hombre por guarecerse bien lo ha llevado a vencer todos los obstáculos posibles.

Why past climate change tells us it's almost too late. A warning and a rallying-cry. 'Read it and weep, or read it and win' Chris Packham Why winding the clock back 50 million years is a bad idea The Fate of the World is a 4.6 billion-year history of the earth, which shows the deep roots of our...