Spanning evolutionary science from its inception to its latest findings, from discoveries and
data to philosophy and history, this book is the most complete, authoritative, and inviting one …

“I often said before starting, that I had no doubt I should frequently repent of the whole
undertaking.” So wrote Charles Darwin aboard The Beagle, bound for the Galapagos …

For 200 years before the publication of Darwin's On the Origin of Species, findings in the
sciences of the earth and of nature threatened religious belief based on the literal truth of the …

Whatever its importance, the book Darwin published under the title On the Origin of Species
probably did not enjoy such astounding success as one often reads in the innumerable …

Charles Darwin's enthusiasm and expertise in natural history contributed hugely to his
elucidation of evolution by natural selection, which stands as one of the grandest intellectual …

Evolutionary theory ranks as one of the most powerful concepts of modern civilization. Its
effects on our view of life have been wide and deep. One of the most world-shaking books …

This volume is a comprehensive reference work on the life, labors and influence of the great
evolutionist Charles Darwin. With more than sixty essays written by an international group …

The conflict between creationists and evolutionists has raged ever since the publication of
On the Origin of Species in 1859. And yet, even as generations of Americans have fought …

The ideas and terminology of Darwinism are so pervasive these days that it seems
impossible to avoid them, let alone imagine a world without them. But in this remarkable …

In the six decades since the publication of Julian Huxley's Evolution: The Modern Synthesis,
the spectacular empirical advances in the biological sciences have been accompanied by …