About the Book

Why evolution is more than just a theory: it is a fact
In all the current highly publicized debates about creationism and its descendant aintelligent design, a there is an element of the controversy that is rarely mentionedathe "evidence," the empirical truth of evolution by natural selection. Even Richard Dawkins and Stephen Jay Gould, while extolling the beauty of evolution and examining case studies, have not focused on the evidence itself. Yet the proof is vast, varied, and magnificent, drawn from many different fields of science. Scientists are observing species splitting into two and are finding more and more fossils capturing change in the pastadinosaurs that have sprouted feathers, fish that have grown limbs.
"Why Evolution Is True" weaves together the many threads of modern work in genetics, paleontology, geology, molecular biology, and anatomy that demonstrate the aindelible stampa of the processes first proposed by Darwin. In crisp, lucid prose accessible to a wide audience, "Why Evolution Is True" dispels common misunderstandings and fears about evolution and clearly confirms that this amazing process of change has been firmly established as a scientific truth.

Product Details

Media: Hardcover Book, 282 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Viking Books (Feb. 28th, 2009)

ISBN-10: 0670020532

ISBN-13: 9780670020539

Dimensions: 6.50 x 9.50 x 1.50 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.25 lbs

• Categories: Evolution