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Eternal Ephemera
All organisms and species are transitory, yet life endures. The origin, extinction, and evolution of species-interconnected in the web of life as "eternal ephemera"-are the concern …
Macroevolutionaries
One of the twentieth century’s great paleontologists and science writers, Stephen Jay Gould was, for Bruce S. Lieberman and Niles Eldredge, also a close colleague, mentor, and …
The Myths of Human Evolution
Extinction and Evolution
'A splendidly illustrated and thoughtfully constructed account of one of the greatest ideas ever conceived by the human mind — evolution.' Donald C. Johanson, Founder of the …
Unfinished Synthesis
This study provides a stimulating critique of contemporary evolutionary thought, analyzing the Modern Synthesis first developed by Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ernst Mayr, and George …
Life in the Balance
In Life in the Balance, Niles Eldredge argues that the Earth is confronting a disaster in the making--an ecological crisis that, if left unresolved, could ultimately lead to mass …
Concrete Jungle
If they are to survive, cities need healthy chunks of the world's ecosystems to persist; yet cities, like parasites, grow and prosper by local destruction of these very ecosystems. …
Time Frames: The Evolution of Punctuated Equilibria
Scientists have recently begun to question one of the pillars of modern thought--Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Certainly evolution occurs; but if it is a slow, continuous …
Life on Earth
An examination of nature's extraordinary biological diversity and the human activities that threaten it.Life on Earth: An Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution …
Miner's Canary
Like the bird whose death signaled dangerous conditions in a mine, the demise of animals that once flourished should give humans pause. How is our fate linked to the earth's …