Explores advances that have been made in the field of evolution and discusses how we know the things that we do about natural selection and the evolution of species. Considers how the study of evolution will continue to impact humanity in the years to come and includes full-color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.
Content Note
What is natural selection? -- Early ideas -- Fossil finds -- Evolution: the great debate -- The age of the Earth -- Selective breeding -- Who was Darwin? -- The voyage of the Beagle -- Darwin's discoveries -- Secret studies -- Evidence for evolution -- Darwin's big idea -- Out in the open -- On the Origin of species -- Darwin's great works -- Discovering genes -- Understanding genes -- Was Darwin right? -- Natural selection--from now on.