Evolution

Intelligent Design On Trial Science is "Exhibit A" in a landmark trial on the teaching of evolution. Go
Spineless Smarts Animal behavioralist Jean Boal ponders what cephalopods might teach us about our own intellect. Go
Depicting Our Ancestors In this audio slide show, filmmaker Graham Townsley describes what it takes to bring ancient hominids to life. Go
How Did Life Begin? Harvard's Andrew Knoll discusses the deeply mysterious jump long ago from non-living to living. Go
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Aired: October 6, 2009
on PBS
Darwin's Darkest Hour
A two-hour drama on the crisis that forced Darwin to publish his theory of evolution.
Aired: February 26, 2008
on PBS
The Four-Winged Dinosaur
Surprising fossils from northeastern China spur a debate over how birds evolved.

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Gene Switches Some genes turn other genes on and off. In this slide show, see how powerful these gene switches can be.
A Brief History of Life An overview of the history of life on Earth, from the earliest bacteria to the first modern humans

Share Your Life Story Make a short video using free footage from NOVA and elsewhere. Selected submissions may be featured online and on air.
Genetic Tool Kit The shared set of genes for body segments, possessed by all animals, are discussed in this five-minute video clip.

Gigantism & Dwarfism on Islands Why do many animal species become either larger or smaller on islands over time?
The Bonobo in All of Us Primatologist Frans de Waal on what the "make-love-not-war" primate tells us about ourselves

On the Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin
Island Life
by Alfred Russel Wallace
The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
by Jonathan Weiner
The Tangled Bank: An Introduction to Evolution
by Carl Zimmer
Lucy's Legacy: The Quest for Human Origins
by Donald Johanson and Kate Wong
Your Inner Fish: A Journey Into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
by Neil Shubin
The First Human: The Race to Discover Our Earliest Ancestors
by Ann Gibbons
Why Evolution Is True
by Jerry A. Coyne
Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo
by Sean B. Carroll
Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding
by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History
by Stephen Jay Gould
The Complete World of Human Evolution
by Chris Stringer and Peter Andrews