Evolution: A Scientific American ReaderScientific American University of Chicago Press, 2008 M09 15 - 312 páginas From the Scopes “Monkey Trial” of 1925 to the court ruling against the Dover Area School Board’s proposed intelligent design curriculum in 2005, few scientific topics have engendered as much controversy—or grabbed as many headlines—as evolution. And since the debate shows no signs of abating, there is perhaps no better time to step back and ask: What is evolution? Defined as the gradual process by which something changes into a different and usually more complex and efficient form, evolution explains the formation of the universe, the nature of viruses, and the emergence of humans. A first-rate summary of the actual science of evolution, this Scientific American reader is a timely collection that gives readers an opportunity to consider evolution’s impact in various settings. |
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A Scientific American Reader Scientific American. eventually reverse the expansion, and all matter and energy will be re- united. During the next decade, as researchers improve techniques for measuring the mass of the universe, we may ...
A Scientific American Reader Scientific American. there are many universes and which features of our universe are mere contingencies rather than the necessary outcomes of the deepest laws. Our understanding will still have limits ...
A Scientific American Reader Scientific American. Searching. for. Life. in. Our. Solar. System. bruce m. jakosky originally published in may 1998. S. ince antiquity, human beings have imagined life spread far and wide in the universe. Only ...
A Scientific American Reader Scientific American. must be continually resupplied from the surface or subsurface , because photochemical reactions in the atmosphere drive off hydrogen ( which is lost to space ) and convert the methane to ...
A Scientific American Reader Scientific American. in a finite amount of time to the center of the hole, where death and dis- memberment are certain. Sadly, the strategy of actively seeking resources fares no better than the passive ...
Contenido
Cellular Evolution | 85 |
Dinosaurs and Other Monsters | 169 |
Human Evolution | 249 |
Contents | 362 |
Illustration Credits | 364 |
The Evolution of the Universe | 1 |
Cellular Evolution | 85 |
Dinosaurs and Other Monsters | 169 |
Human Evolution | 249 |