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21) Extinct humans
Author
Publisher
Westview Press
Pub. Date
[2000]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
256 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm
Language
English
22) Humanimal: how Homo sapiens became nature's most paradoxical creature : a new evolutionary history
Author
Publisher
The Experiment, LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Evolutionary theory has long established that humans are animals: Modern Homo sapiens are primates who share an ancestor with monkeys and other great apes. Our genome is 98 percent identical to a chimpanzee's. And yet we think of ourselves as exceptional. Are we? In this original and entertaining tour of life on Earth, Adam Rutherford explores the profound paradox of the "human animal." Looking for answers across the animal kingdom, he finds that...
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
276 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A science historian describes seven famous ancestral fossils that have become known around the world, including the three-foot tall "hobbit" from Flores, the Neanderthal of La Chapelle, the Taung Child, the Piltdown Man hoax, Peking Man, Australopithecus sediba and Lucy, "--NoveList.
"Over the last century, the search for human ancestors has spanned four continents and resulted in the discovery of hundreds of fossils. Most of these discoveries live...
Author
Publisher
Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
373 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"One of the foremost researchers in human metabolism reveals surprising new science behind food and exercise. We burn 2,000 calories a day. And if we exercise and cut carbs, we'll lose more weight. Right? Wrong. Herman Pontzer reveals for the first time how human metabolism really works so that we can finally manage our weight and improve our health. Pontzer's groundbreaking studies with hunter-gatherer tribes show how exercise doesn't increase our...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xii, 460 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A Harvard evolutionary biologist presents an engaging discussion of how the human body has evolved over millions of years, examining how an increasing disparity between the needs of Stone Age bodies and the realities of the modern world are fueling a paradox of greater longevity and chronic disease.
Author
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
320 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Proposes that the strides made in paleontology have helped with understanding evolution, and discusses how fossils, prominent scientists, technology, and other factors have each influenced the theory's development.
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 244 pages : black and white illlustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In his new book human paleoanthropologist Ian Tattersall argues that a long tradition of "human exceptionalism" in paleoanthropology has distorted the picture of human evolution. Drawing partly on his own career-- from young scientist in awe of his elders to crotchety elder statesman-- Tattersall offers an idiosyncratic look at the competitive world of paleoanthropology, beginning with Charles Darwin 150 years ago, and continuing through the Leakey...
38) The God Wave
Author
Series
God wave trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
384 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A team of neuroscientists uncover amazing new capabilities in the brain that may steer human evolution toward miraculous and deadly frontiers in this spectacular debut work of speculative science fiction--Limitless meets James Rollins--that combines spirituality and science in an inventive, mind-blowing fashion. For decades, scientists have speculated about the untapped potential of the human brain. Now, neuroscientist Chuck Brenton has made an astonishing...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
304 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Explores how the field of paleoanthropology enables insights into some of the world's leading evolutionary questions, exploring such topics as the life cycles of ancient people, the origins of social nature, and the common traits between modern humans and Neanderthals.
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