Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species

A biologist's account of the expeditions that revealed the history of life on Earth. Centuries ago, much of the world remained unexplored, our understanding of the planet's age was inaccurate, and knowledge of human history consisted largely of myths and tales. Scientists then entered a new era of discovery. This book recounts major findings across two centuries of natural history: Darwin's voyage around the world, Charles Walcott's discovery of pre-Cambrian life in the Grand Canyon, Louis and Mary Leakey's investigations of human origins in East Africa, and modern laboratory work that identified a molecular clock in DNA. The narrative follows the adventures of these scientists as they uncovered the origins of species.