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Some Assembly Required

Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA

de Neil Shubin ...

Narrado por Marc Cashman ...

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7 hora 28 minutos

An exciting and accessible new view of the evolution of human and animal life on Earth. From the author of national bestseller, Your Inner Fish, this extraordinary journey of discovery spans centuries, as explorers and scientists seek to understand the origins of life's immense diversity.“Fossils, DNA, scientists with a penchant for suits of armor—what’s not to love?”—BBC Wildlife MagazineOver ... Leer más

$20.00 USD

An exciting and accessible new view of the evolution of human and animal life on Earth. From the author of national bestseller, Your Inner Fish, this extraordinary journey of discovery spans centuries, as explorers and scientists seek to understand the origins of life's immense diversity.“Fossils, DNA, scientists with a penchant for suits of armor—what’s not to love?”—BBC Wildlife MagazineOver
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The Ascent of Information

Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life's Unending Algorithm

de Caleb Scharf ...

Narrado por Jonathan Todd Ross ...

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11 hora 9 minutos

**“Full of fascinating insights drawn from an impressive range of disciplines, The Ascent of Information casts the familiar and the foreign in a dramatic new light.” —Brian Greene, author of The Elegant UniverseYour information has a life of its own, and it’s using you to get what it wants.**One of the most peculiar and possibly unique features of humans is the vast amount of information we carry ... Leer más

$20.00 USD

**“Full of fascinating insights drawn from an impressive range of disciplines, The Ascent of Information casts the familiar and the foreign in a dramatic new light.” —Brian Greene, author of The Elegant UniverseYour information has a life of its own, and it’s using you to get what it wants.**One of the most peculiar and possibly unique features of humans is the vast amount of information we carry
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Scatter, Adapt, and Remember

How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction

de Annalee Newitz ...

Narrado por Kimberly Farr ...

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10 hora 19 minutos

In its 4.5 billion–year history, life on Earth has been almost erased at least half a dozen times: shattered by asteroid impacts, entombed in ice, smothered by methane, and torn apart by unfathomably powerful megavolcanoes. And we know that another global disaster is eventually headed our way. Can we survive it? How?As a species, Homo sapiens is at a crossroads. Study of our planet’s turbulent ... Leer más

$22.50 USD

In its 4.5 billion–year history, life on Earth has been almost erased at least half a dozen times: shattered by asteroid impacts, entombed in ice, smothered by methane, and torn apart by unfathomably powerful megavolcanoes. And we know that another global disaster is eventually headed our way. Can we survive it? How?As a species, Homo sapiens is at a crossroads. Study of our planet’s turbulent
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What If the Dinosaurs Never Went Extinct?

An Exploration of Alternative Evolutionary Timelines

de Viruti Shivan ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series series WHAT IF SERIES
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26 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.An Exploration of Alternative Evolutionary TimelinesWhat if the mighty dinosaurs never disappeared? What would our world look like today? A Prehistoric Persistence provides an exhilarating deep-dive into these tantalizing questions. The book presents scientifically grounded theories intriguing possibilities and explores potential evolutionary scenarios ... Leer más

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.An Exploration of Alternative Evolutionary TimelinesWhat if the mighty dinosaurs never disappeared? What would our world look like today? A Prehistoric Persistence provides an exhilarating deep-dive into these tantalizing questions. The book presents scientifically grounded theories intriguing possibilities and explores potential evolutionary scenarios
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Ten Pulses of Evolution

& the Surprising Nature of Evolutionary Time

de Michael A. Susko ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Mike G ...

Completo

4 hora 15 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This work offers a novel way to map evolutionary time from life's origin to the first humans. Rather than using a traditional, linear scale in which events bunch up toward the end, a logarithmic scale is employed that expands our resolution as we come to the present. Such a scale allows us to detect patterns that would otherwise be invisible and ... Leer más

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This work offers a novel way to map evolutionary time from life's origin to the first humans. Rather than using a traditional, linear scale in which events bunch up toward the end, a logarithmic scale is employed that expands our resolution as we come to the present. Such a scale allows us to detect patterns that would otherwise be invisible and
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The Universe Within

Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People

de Neil Shubin ...

Narrado por Marc Cashman ...

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6 hora 35 minutos

**Kirkus Best Books of the Year (2013)**From one of our finest and most popular science writers, and the best-selling author of Your Inner Fish, comes the answer to a scientific mystery as big as the world itself: How are the events that formed our solar system billions of years ago embedded inside each of us?In Your Inner Fish, Neil Shubin delved into the amazing connections between human bodies ... Leer más

$17.50 USD

**Kirkus Best Books of the Year (2013)**From one of our finest and most popular science writers, and the best-selling author of Your Inner Fish, comes the answer to a scientific mystery as big as the world itself: How are the events that formed our solar system billions of years ago embedded inside each of us?In Your Inner Fish, Neil Shubin delved into the amazing connections between human bodies
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Origins

How Earth's History Shaped Human History

de Lewis Dartnell ...

Narrado por John Sackville ...

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9 hora 9 minutos

A New York Times-bestselling author explains how the physical world shaped the history of our speciesWhen we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving changes in climate that forced the transition from nomadism to farming. Mountainous terrain led to the ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

A New York Times-bestselling author explains how the physical world shaped the history of our speciesWhen we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving changes in climate that forced the transition from nomadism to farming. Mountainous terrain led to the
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Genome

The Autobiography of a Species In 23 Chapters

de Matt Ridley ...

Narrado por Simon Prebble ...

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12 hora 20 minutos

“Ridley leaps from chromosome to chromosome in a handy summation of our ever increasing understanding of the roles that genes play in disease, behavior, sexual differences, and even intelligence. . . . . He addresses not only the ethical quandaries faced by contemporary scientists but the reductionist danger in equating inheritability with inevitability.” — The New YorkerThe genome's been mapped. ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

“Ridley leaps from chromosome to chromosome in a handy summation of our ever increasing understanding of the roles that genes play in disease, behavior, sexual differences, and even intelligence. . . . . He addresses not only the ethical quandaries faced by contemporary scientists but the reductionist danger in equating inheritability with inevitability.” — The New YorkerThe genome's been mapped.
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Neue Geschichte des Lebens: Wie Dinosaurier die Vorherrschaft erlangten und warum sie verschwanden

de Malte Knoll ...

Narrado por Malte Knoll ...

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2 hora 26 minutos

Verfolge den evolutionären Aufstieg und das rasante Massenaussterben der Urzeitgiganten als epische Zeitreise. Von den ersten unscheinbaren Fossilienfunden bis zur globalen Klimaapokalypse entfaltet sich hier das komplexe Netz des prähistorischen Lebens. Begib dich auf eine wissenschaftliche Spurensuche, die gesicherte Fakten präzise von ungelösten Mythen trennt.Ob beim täglichen Pendeln oder als ... Leer más

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Verfolge den evolutionären Aufstieg und das rasante Massenaussterben der Urzeitgiganten als epische Zeitreise. Von den ersten unscheinbaren Fossilienfunden bis zur globalen Klimaapokalypse entfaltet sich hier das komplexe Netz des prähistorischen Lebens. Begib dich auf eine wissenschaftliche Spurensuche, die gesicherte Fakten präzise von ungelösten Mythen trennt.Ob beim täglichen Pendeln oder als
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Wie sich aus Dinosauriern die Vögel am Himmel über uns entwickelten

de Heinrich Engel ...

Narrado por Heinrich Engel ...

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2 hora 23 minutos

Auf dieser biologischen Zeitreise der Evolution entdeckst du, warum Vögel eigentlich echte Dinosaurier sind. Wenn du beim täglichen Pendeln oder einem entspannten Spaziergang in der Natur nach oben blickst, erhält der Flug von Tauben und Schwalben durch dieses Wissen plötzlich eine völlig neue, prähistorische Dimension.Ohne Vorwissen vorauszusetzen, tauchst du tief in die Geheimnisse der ... Leer más

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Auf dieser biologischen Zeitreise der Evolution entdeckst du, warum Vögel eigentlich echte Dinosaurier sind. Wenn du beim täglichen Pendeln oder einem entspannten Spaziergang in der Natur nach oben blickst, erhält der Flug von Tauben und Schwalben durch dieses Wissen plötzlich eine völlig neue, prähistorische Dimension.Ohne Vorwissen vorauszusetzen, tauchst du tief in die Geheimnisse der
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Die Evolution des Menschen: Eine geführte Reise von unseren frühen Vorfahren bis zur Zukunft unserer Art

de Roman Witt ...

Narrado por Roman Witt ...

Completo

2 hora 34 minutos

Diese fesselnde Reise durch die Evolutionsbiologie zeigt, wie blinder Zufall das Überleben unserer Spezies diktierte. Perfekt, um beim täglichen Pendeln den Horizont zu erweitern und tief in eine prähistorische Welt einzutauchen.Vergiss die verstaubte Vorstellung einer gezielten Aufwärtsentwicklung – stattdessen entfaltet sich hier das raue Drama vom ersten Werkzeug bis zur komplexen Zivilisation. ... Leer más

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Diese fesselnde Reise durch die Evolutionsbiologie zeigt, wie blinder Zufall das Überleben unserer Spezies diktierte. Perfekt, um beim täglichen Pendeln den Horizont zu erweitern und tief in eine prähistorische Welt einzutauchen.Vergiss die verstaubte Vorstellung einer gezielten Aufwärtsentwicklung – stattdessen entfaltet sich hier das raue Drama vom ersten Werkzeug bis zur komplexen Zivilisation.
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Pocket ecology

Things You Should Know (Questions and Answers)

de Rumi Michael Leigh ...

Completo

23 minutos

Are you curious about the essential concepts of ecology? Do you want to expand your understanding of the natural world, from ecosystems to environmental interactions, in a straightforward and engaging format? "Pocket Ecology: Things You Should Know (Questions and Answers)" is the perfect resource for anyone interested in learning about the basics of ecology in a concise, accessible manner.This ... Leer más

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Are you curious about the essential concepts of ecology? Do you want to expand your understanding of the natural world, from ecosystems to environmental interactions, in a straightforward and engaging format? "Pocket Ecology: Things You Should Know (Questions and Answers)" is the perfect resource for anyone interested in learning about the basics of ecology in a concise, accessible manner.This
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Assembling Life

How Can Life Begin on Earth and Other Habitable Planets?

de David Deamer ...

Narrado por Stephen R. Thorne ...

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7 hora 40 minutos

In Assembling Life, David Deamer addresses questions that are the cutting edge of research on the origin of life. For instance, how did non-living organic compounds assemble into the first forms of primitive cellular life? What was the source of those compounds and the energy that produced the first nucleic acids? Did life begin in the ocean or in fresh water on terrestrial land masses? Could life ... Leer más

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In Assembling Life, David Deamer addresses questions that are the cutting edge of research on the origin of life. For instance, how did non-living organic compounds assemble into the first forms of primitive cellular life? What was the source of those compounds and the energy that produced the first nucleic acids? Did life begin in the ocean or in fresh water on terrestrial land masses? Could life
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A Dominant Character

The Radical Science and Restless Politics of J.B.S. Haldane

de Samanth Subramanian ...

Narrado por Jonathan Cowley ...

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13 hora 53 minutos

A biography of J. B. S. Haldane, the brilliant and eccentric British scientist whose innovative predictions inspired Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.J. B. S. Haldane's life was rich and strange, never short on genius or drama—from his boyhood apprenticeship to his scientist father, who first instilled in him a devotion to the scientific method; to his time in the trenches during the First World ... Leer más

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A biography of J. B. S. Haldane, the brilliant and eccentric British scientist whose innovative predictions inspired Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.J. B. S. Haldane's life was rich and strange, never short on genius or drama—from his boyhood apprenticeship to his scientist father, who first instilled in him a devotion to the scientific method; to his time in the trenches during the First World
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The Elephant in the Brain

Hidden Motives in Everyday Life

de Kevin Simler, Robin Hanson ...

Narrado por Jeffrey Kafer ...

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10 hora 26 minutos

Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better—and thus we don't like to talk or even think about the ... Leer más

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Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better—and thus we don't like to talk or even think about the
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The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack

And Other Cautionary Tales from Human Evolution

de Ian Tattersall ...

Narrado por Tom Perkins ...

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9 hora 24 minutos

In his new book The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack, 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 ... Leer más

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In his new book The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack, 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
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Future Minds

The Rise of Intelligence, from the Big Bang to the End of the Universe

de Richard Yonck ...

Narrado por Bob Souer ...

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11 hora 44 minutos

With the ongoing advancement of AI and other technologies, our world is becoming increasingly intelligent. From chatbots to innovations in brain-computer interfaces to the possibility of superintelligences leading to the Singularity later this century, our reality is being transformed before our eyes. This is commonly seen as the natural result of progress, but what if there's more to it than that ... Leer más

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With the ongoing advancement of AI and other technologies, our world is becoming increasingly intelligent. From chatbots to innovations in brain-computer interfaces to the possibility of superintelligences leading to the Singularity later this century, our reality is being transformed before our eyes. This is commonly seen as the natural result of progress, but what if there's more to it than that
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The 10,000 Year Explosion

How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution

de Gregory Cochran, Henry Harpending ...

Narrado por Jonathan Yen ...

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8 hora 10 minutos

Resistance to malaria. Blue eyes. Lactose tolerance. What do all of these traits have in common? Every one of them has emerged in the last 10,000 years.Scientists have long believed that the "great leap forward" that occurred some 40,000 to 50,000 years ago in Europe marked the end of significant biological evolution in humans. In this stunningly original account of our evolutionary history, top ... Leer más

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Resistance to malaria. Blue eyes. Lactose tolerance. What do all of these traits have in common? Every one of them has emerged in the last 10,000 years.Scientists have long believed that the "great leap forward" that occurred some 40,000 to 50,000 years ago in Europe marked the end of significant biological evolution in humans. In this stunningly original account of our evolutionary history, top
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Us

The New Story of Human Evolution

de Jeremy DeSilva ...

Narrado por Qarie Marshall ...

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12 hora

“The best book on human evolution this century." —Agustín Fuentes, author of The Creative SparkThe award-winning author of First Steps returns with a revelatory tour of the latest scientific discoveries in paleontology and archaeology to challenge the idea of human exceptionalism, presenting a more complex—and fascinating—portrait of "us."As our knowledge and understanding of the past has deepened ... Leer más

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“The best book on human evolution this century." —Agustín Fuentes, author of The Creative SparkThe award-winning author of First Steps returns with a revelatory tour of the latest scientific discoveries in paleontology and archaeology to challenge the idea of human exceptionalism, presenting a more complex—and fascinating—portrait of "us."As our knowledge and understanding of the past has deepened
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The Master Builder

How the New Science of the Cell Is Rewriting the Story of Life

de Alfonso Martinez Arias ...

Narrado por Gareth Armstrong ...

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10 hora 17 minutos

"An ingenious argument" (Kirkus) for a "novel thesis" (Publishers Weekly) that cells, not DNA, hold the key to understanding life's past and presentWhat defines who we are? For decades, the answer has seemed obvious: our genes, the "blueprint of life." In The Master Builder, biologist Alfonso Martinez Arias argues we've been missing the bigger picture. It's not our genes that define who we are, ... Leer más

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"An ingenious argument" (Kirkus) for a "novel thesis" (Publishers Weekly) that cells, not DNA, hold the key to understanding life's past and presentWhat defines who we are? For decades, the answer has seemed obvious: our genes, the "blueprint of life." In The Master Builder, biologist Alfonso Martinez Arias argues we've been missing the bigger picture. It's not our genes that define who we are,
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Great Adaptations

Star-Nosed Moles, Electric Eels, and Other Tales of Evolution's Mysteries Solved

de Kenneth Catania ...

Narrado por Chris Sorensen ...

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7 hora 8 minutos

From star-nosed moles that have super-sensing snouts to electric eels that paralyze their prey, animals possess unique and extraordinary abilities. In Great Adaptations, Kenneth Catania presents an entertaining and engaging look at some of nature's most remarkable creatures. Telling the story of his biological detective work, Catania sheds light on the mysteries behind the behaviors of tentacled ... Leer más

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From star-nosed moles that have super-sensing snouts to electric eels that paralyze their prey, animals possess unique and extraordinary abilities. In Great Adaptations, Kenneth Catania presents an entertaining and engaging look at some of nature's most remarkable creatures. Telling the story of his biological detective work, Catania sheds light on the mysteries behind the behaviors of tentacled
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The Seven Daughters of Eve

The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry

de Bryan Sykes ...

Narrado por Michael Page ...

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9 hora 5 minutos

One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix—a work whose scientific and cultural reverberations will be discussed for years to come. In 1994 Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading world authority on DNA and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern Italy. News of both the Ice Man's discovery ... Leer más

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One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix—a work whose scientific and cultural reverberations will be discussed for years to come. In 1994 Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading world authority on DNA and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern Italy. News of both the Ice Man's discovery
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Saxons, Vikings, and Celts

The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland

de Bryan Sykes ...

Narrado por Dick Hill ...

Completo

10 hora 9 minutos

WASPs finally get their due in this stimulating history by one of the world's leading geneticists.Saxons, Vikings, and Celts is the most illuminating book yet to be written about the genetic history of Britain and Ireland. Through a systematic, ten-year DNA survey of more than 10,000 volunteers, Bryan Sykes has traced the true genetic makeup of British Islanders and their descendants. This ... Leer más

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WASPs finally get their due in this stimulating history by one of the world's leading geneticists.Saxons, Vikings, and Celts is the most illuminating book yet to be written about the genetic history of Britain and Ireland. Through a systematic, ten-year DNA survey of more than 10,000 volunteers, Bryan Sykes has traced the true genetic makeup of British Islanders and their descendants. This
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On the Backs of Tortoises

Darwin, the Galapagos, and the Fate of an Evolutionary Eden

de Elizabeth Hennessy ...

Narrado por Donna Postel ...

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11 hora 38 minutos

An insightful exploration of the iconic Galápagos tortoises, and how their fate is inextricably linked to our own in a rapidly changing world.The Galápagos archipelago is often viewed as a last foothold of pristine nature. For sixty years, conservationists have worked to restore this evolutionary Eden after centuries of exploitation at the hands of pirates, whalers, and island settlers. This book ... Leer más

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An insightful exploration of the iconic Galápagos tortoises, and how their fate is inextricably linked to our own in a rapidly changing world.The Galápagos archipelago is often viewed as a last foothold of pristine nature. For sixty years, conservationists have worked to restore this evolutionary Eden after centuries of exploitation at the hands of pirates, whalers, and island settlers. This book
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