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Why evolution is more than just a theory: it is a fact In all the current highly publicized debates about creationism and its descendant “intelligent design,” there is an element of the controversy that is rarely mentioned—the evidence , the empirical truth of evolution by natural... read more
First Sentence
Among the wonders that science has uncovered about the universe in which we dwell, no subject has caused more fascination and fury than evolution.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. What Is Evolution?
2. Written in the Rocks
3. Remnants: Vestiges, Embryos, and Bad Design
4. The Geography of Life
5. The Engine of Evolution
6. How Sex Drives Evolution
7. The Origin of Species
8. What About Us?
9. Evolution Redux
Notes
Glossary
Suggestions for Further Reading
References
Illustration Credits
Index
Authors & Contributors
- Jerry A. Coyne (Author)
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