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Materials drawn from The Face That Demonstrates The Farce of Evolution (ISBN 0-8499-4272-1) Today's generation is bombarded with theories about humankind and its origins. The danger for Christians lies in the wealth of misinformation and miscommunication about simple biblical truths such as: (1)...

Jamais Darwin, penseur de la survie par la transformation, comme l'explique volontiers Patrick Tort, n'a été autant sollicité que depuis que les nations les plus arrogantes ressentent sourdement qu'elles vont périr si elles ne transforment pas leur rapport aux autres ainsi qu'à la nature. Car Darwin n'est pas seulement le génial concepteur de l'explication des transformations du monde vivant par la sélection naturelle.

Le 24 novembre 1859 paraît à Londres "L'Origine des espèces par le moyen de la sélection naturelle, ou la préservation des races favorisées dans la lutte pour la vie". L'auteur du livre, Charles Darwin (1809-1882), est un naturaliste de cinquante ans qu'un voyage autour du monde particulièrement riche en découvertes et l'œuvre originale édifiée à sa suite ont déjà fait connaître largement en Angleterre et en Europe continentale. C'est ce livre toutefois qui fera de son auteur le plus célèbre penseur de l'histoire naturelle qu'ait connu le monde depuis Buffon, et le principal bâtisseur - après Lamarck - , du transformisme moderne ou théorie de l'évolution des espèces vivantes.

In this book, the author uses chronological evolution as the outline as we observe the foundations of our universe and the unfolding of the phenomenon of "man". The evolutionary process as explained in the Human Phenomenon, a new edition of de Chardin's The Phenomenon of Man (1065 English edition), as edited and translated from the French 1955 edition by Sarah Appleton Weber in 1999, is categorized under four parts: prelife, life, thought, and superlife.

How is it that we came to be here? The search for answers to that question has preoccupied humans for millennia. Scientists have sought clues in the genes of living things; in the physical environments of Earth, from mountaintops to the depths of the ocean; in the chemistry of this world and those nearby; in the tiniest particles of matter; and in the deepest reaches of space. In Islands of the Cosmos, Dale A. Russell traces a path from the dawn of the universe to speculation about our future on this planet.

Imbarcatosi sul Beagle, per una spedizione del governo inglese finalizzata alle rilevazioni idrologiche delle coste delle Americhe, Charles Darwin mise a frutto il suo interesse per l'osservazione della natura, cominciato a svilupparsi già durante l'infanzia. La spedizione gli permise di fare scoperte eccezionali attraverso il lungo viaggio, durato cinque anni.

Nach fast vier Jahren Wartezeit ist es endlich so weit: Stephen Hawking legt zusammen mit Leonard Mlodinow sein neues Werk vor...

This gives a brief and quick overview of evolutionary theories of the origins of early life at the microscopic levels and the view of how organic substances can come from inorganic substances.

Wer beim Thema Fisch eher an Filet denkt als an komplexes Verhalten, Selektion, Anpassungsmechanismen und Darwin, der dürfte nach den 79 Minuten O-Ton Meyer seine Meinung wohl geändert haben...

L'origine dell'uomo (1871) (The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex) si inserisce nel grande dibattito avviato con L'origine delle specie fra scienziati, teologi...

The current controversy over teaching evolution in the public schools has grabbed front-page headlines and topped news broadcasts all across the United States. In the Beginning investigates the movement that has ignited debate in state legislatures and at school board meetings. Reaching back to the origins of antievolutionism in the 1920s, and continuing to the promotion of intelligent design today, Michael Lienesch skillfully analyzes one of the most formidable political movements of the 20th century.

In How We Do It, primatologist Robert Martin draws on 40 years of research to locate the roots of everything from our sex cells to the way we care for newborns. He examines the procreative history of humans as well as that of our primate kin to reveal what's really natural when it comes to making and raising babies, and distinguish which behaviors we ought to continue - and which we should not. Although it's not realistic to raise our children like our ancestors did, Martin’s investigation reveals surprising consequences of - and suggests ways to improve upon - the way we do things now.

The question of teaching evolution in the public schools is a continuing and frequently heated political issue in America. From Tennessee's Scopes Trial in 1925 to recent battles that have erupted in Louisiana, Kansas, Ohio, and countless other localities, the critics and supporters of evolution have fought nonstop over the role of science and religion in American public life. In American Genesis, Jeffrey P. Moran explores the ways in which the evolution debate has reverberated beyond the confines of state legislatures and courthouses.

John Tyler Bonner, one of our most distinguished and insightful biologists, here challenges a central tenet of evolutionary biology. In this concise, elegantly written book, he makes the bold and provocative claim that some biological diversity may be explained by something other than natural selection. With his customary wit and accessible style, Bonner makes an argument for the underappreciated role that randomness - or chance - plays in evolution.

The sixth "mass extinction event" in the history of planet Earth is currently under way, with over two hundred species dying off every day. The cause of this seismic event is also the source of the single biggest threat to human life: our own inventions. But for all our talk about sea levels and biotechnology, do we really know what our future will actually look like? Will our immune systems be attacked by so-called super bugs, always evolving, and more easily spread than ever? Will the disappearance of numerous species cripple the biosphere?

From the family to the workplace to the marketplace, every facet of our lives is shaped by cooperative interactions. Yet everywhere we look, we are confronted by proof of how difficult cooperation can be - snarled traffic, polarized politics, overexploited resources, social problems that go ignored. The benefits to oneself of a free ride on the efforts of others mean that collective goals often are not met. But compared to most other species, people actually cooperate a great deal. Why is this?

In humanity’s more than 100,000 year history, we have evolved from vulnerable creatures clawing sustenance from Earth to a sophisticated global society manipulating every inch of it. In short, we have become the dominant animal. Why, then, are we creating a world that threatens our own species? What can we do to change the current trajectory toward more climate change, increased famine, and epidemic disease?

Roughgarden rejects both junk science based on spurious metaphors and junk religion based on spurious theology. In their place, she offers an inspiring accommodation between thoughtful science and compassionate religion.

Friedemann Schrenk, Professor für Paläobiologie der Wirbeltiere an der Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt am Main und Leiter der Abteilung Paläoanthropologie am Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg erzählt: "Die Arbeit des Paläoanthropologen", "Ein Schlüsselerlebnis", "Situation in Deutschland", "Ein anderes Verständnis", "Mehr Forscher als Funde", "Fundstellen", "Altersbestimmung", "Identifizierung", "Konstruktion und Umwelt", "Zeitdimensionen", "Anfänge der modernen Paläoanthropologie", "Immer ältere Funde", "Beginn der kulturellen Evolution", "Der aufrechte Gang".

Der große Entwicklungsbiologe und Genetiker Walter Jakob Gehring (1939-2014) erzählt: "Das Wunder der Metamorphose". "Schmetterlinge auf dem Estrich", "Drosophila melanogaster: Ein kurzer Blick in die Geschichte", "Entdeckung der Gene: Gregor Mendel", "Die Natur der Gene: Friedrich Miescher", "Der genetische Code: Homeotische Mutationen", "Nasobemia und Antennapedia", "Exkurs: Transdetermination", "Walking along the chromosome", "Homeobox", "Ein Molch mit Froschmund", "Die Bedeutung der Gene für die Entwicklung", "Das Basteln der Evolution: Entwicklung und Evolution der Augen".