- Darwin's Notebook
The Life, Times, and Discoveries of Charles Robert Darwin Resource Type: Book Published: 2009 A biography and illustrated journal which provides a full and detailed account of Charles Darwin's life.
- Evolution
Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Resource Type: Article In biology, evolution is change in the genetic material of a population of organisms through successive generations. Although the changes produced in a single generation are normally small, the accumulation of these differences over time can cause substantial changes in a population, a process that can result in the emergence of new species. Similarities among species suggest that all known species descended from a common ancestor (or ancestral gene pool) through this process of gradual divergence.
- The Greatest Show on Earth
The Evidence for Evolution Resource Type: Book Published: 2009 Evolution is accepted as scientific fact by all reputable scientists and indeed theologians, yet millions of people continue to question its veracity. Dawkins explains the evidence for evolution while exposing the absurdity of creationism.
- Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution
Resource Type: Book Published: 2009 Nick Lane expertly reconstructs the history of life by describing the ten greatest inventions of evolution (including DNA, photosynthesis, sex, and sight), based on their historical impact, role in organisms today, and relevance to current controversies.
- The Revisionaries
Resource Type: Film/Video Published: 2012 The Revisionaries follows the attempts of a creationist Board of Education member to revise the science and history curricula to better suit a white, Christian nation.
- The Science and Humanism of Stephen Jay Gould
Resource Type: Book Published: 2011 Stephen Jay Gould was not only a leading paleontologist and evolutionary theorist, he was also a humanist with an enduring interest in the history and philosophy of science. The extraordinary range of Goulds work was underpinned by a richly nuanced and deeply insightful worldview. Richard York and Brett Clark engage Goulds science and humanism to illustrate and develop the intellectual power of Goulds worldview, particularly with regard to the philosophy of science.
- Speciation
Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Resource Type: Article Speciation is the evolutionary process by which new biological species arise.
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