This thought-provoking text on the aquatic ape theory presents new information, new questions and a wealth of documentary evidence. It is the most persuasive, closely argued case yet offered to explain the mystery of human origins.

A simple introduction to the evolution of planet Earth.

Charles Darwin's seminal work 'The Descent of Man' is published here with a new introduction by world-renowned thinker Richard Dawkins, Darwin's successor at Oxford University.

Looks at the ingenious ways some animals have evolved skills for building homes and nests.

Professor Brian Cox takes us on a journey to discover how a few fundamental laws gave birth to the most complex, diverse and unique force in the universe - life itself. There are thought to be as many as 100 million different species on Earth - each and every one governed by the same laws.

Looks at the ingenious ways different animals look after and raise their offspring.

Explores the evolutionary journey that humans have made from the first primitive species to modern day.

Alice Roberts gives us a new and highly accessible look at our own bodies, allowing us to understand how we develop as an embryo, from a single egg into a complex body, and how our embryos contain echoes of our evolutionary past.

Tracks the evolution of life on Earth, from its origins up to the imminent arrival of the dinosaurs.

No life form has had a greater impact upon this planet than the human male. This is a study of the masculine body from head to toe, examining biological features of the male anatomy in detail & describing the many ways in which these features have been modified, suppressed, or exaggerated by local customs & changes in social fashions.