Evolution: The Triumph of Ideas

One of the best science journalists of our time, with his characteristic thoroughness, clarity, and unwavering humor, provides a comprehensive overview of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in light of today's understandings and scientific discoveries. This book not only gives insight into the main tenets of Darwin's theory but also discusses the latest research on evolutionary processes. It shows how modern science expands and deepens the theoretical legacy of the great scientist. The book presents the entire history of evolution simply and majestically, a process that still, as it did several billion years ago, drives the surrounding world. For everyone seeking answers to eternal questions: Why do debates about the origin of life and humanity on Earth continue to this day? What lay behind the ideas of the great man who agonizingly paved the way for new knowledge in a conservative society? How do evolutionary biologists propose and test their hypotheses, and why can they categorically not agree with the arguments of creationists? In the search for answers to these questions, the reader makes many astonishing discoveries about the lives of animals, birds, and insects, prompting reflection on human morals and ethics, on the place and purpose of humanity in the Universe.