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Vanishing Life on Earth

by Bimalendu B. Nath ...

Narrated by Malini Parshraman ...

Unabridged

2 hours 3 min

The book is an abridged story of life that we see now and the life forms thatexisted in the past. Readers can flip through pages of the planet'shistory and explore the secrets hidden in the fossils scattered across forgotten landscapes.The species we see today are only a tiny fraction of all those thathave ever lived on Earth. Most of the species have vanished throughout the Earth's history.The ... Read more

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The book is an abridged story of life that we see now and the life forms thatexisted in the past. Readers can flip through pages of the planet'shistory and explore the secrets hidden in the fossils scattered across forgotten landscapes.The species we see today are only a tiny fraction of all those thathave ever lived on Earth. Most of the species have vanished throughout the Earth's history.The
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Zonder de meteoriet waren we er niet

De mens als evolutionaire toevalstreffer

by Jelle Reumer ...

Narrated by Jelle Reumer ...

Unabridged

1 hour 3 min

De grote panda zit in zijn bamboebos, hij knaagt langzaam op een taaie scheut en bekommert zich om niets. Dat vindt hij fijn. Het interesseert de grote panda geen klap dat hij op het punt van uitsterven staat, laat staan dat het hem interesseert dat ook de Sumatraanse neushoorn zou kunnen verdwijnen. Het zal de natuur allemaal een worst zijn. Op één diersoort na. De mens. Waarom maakt de mens zich ... Read more

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De grote panda zit in zijn bamboebos, hij knaagt langzaam op een taaie scheut en bekommert zich om niets. Dat vindt hij fijn. Het interesseert de grote panda geen klap dat hij op het punt van uitsterven staat, laat staan dat het hem interesseert dat ook de Sumatraanse neushoorn zou kunnen verdwijnen. Het zal de natuur allemaal een worst zijn. Op één diersoort na. De mens. Waarom maakt de mens zich
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Is Earth Exceptional?

The Quest for Cosmic Life

by Mario Livio, Ph.D., Jack Szostak, Ph.D. ...

Narrated by Graham Winton ...

Unabridged

10 hours 36 min

A New York Times–bestselling astrophysicist and a Nobel laureate describe the quest to discover how and where the universe breathed life into matterFor a long time, scientists have wondered how life has emerged from inanimate chemistry, and whether Earth is the only place where it exists. Charles Darwin speculated about life on Earth beginning in a warm little pond. Some of his contemporaries ... Read more

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A New York Times–bestselling astrophysicist and a Nobel laureate describe the quest to discover how and where the universe breathed life into matterFor a long time, scientists have wondered how life has emerged from inanimate chemistry, and whether Earth is the only place where it exists. Charles Darwin speculated about life on Earth beginning in a warm little pond. Some of his contemporaries
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This View of Life

Completing the Darwinian Revolution

by David Sloan Wilson ...

Narrated by René Ruiz ...

Unabridged

8 hours 8 min

It is widely understood that Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution completely revolutionized the study of biology. Yet, according to David Sloan Wilson, the Darwinian revolution won’t be truly complete until it is applied more broadly—to everything associated with the words “human,” “culture,” and “policy.”In a series of engaging and insightful examples—from the breeding of hens to the timing of ... Read more

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It is widely understood that Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution completely revolutionized the study of biology. Yet, according to David Sloan Wilson, the Darwinian revolution won’t be truly complete until it is applied more broadly—to everything associated with the words “human,” “culture,” and “policy.”In a series of engaging and insightful examples—from the breeding of hens to the timing of
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Endless Forms Most Beautiful

The New Science of Evo Devo and the Making of the Animal Kingdom

by Sean B. Carroll ...

Narrated by Arthur Morey ...

Unabridged

8 hours 27 min

"A beautiful and very important book."—Lewis Wolpert, American ScientistFor over a century, opening the black box of embryonic development was the holy grail of biology. Evo Devo—Evolutionary Developmental Biology—is the new science that has finally cracked open the box. Within the pages of his rich and riveting book, Sean B. Carroll explains how we are discovering that complex life is ironically ... Read more

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"A beautiful and very important book."—Lewis Wolpert, American ScientistFor over a century, opening the black box of embryonic development was the holy grail of biology. Evo Devo—Evolutionary Developmental Biology—is the new science that has finally cracked open the box. Within the pages of his rich and riveting book, Sean B. Carroll explains how we are discovering that complex life is ironically
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Memorias de un primate

La vida nada convencional de un neurocientifico entre babuinos (A Neuroscientists Unconventional Life Among the Baboons)

by Robert M. Sapolsky ...

Narrated by Tony Chiroldes ...

Unabridged

19 hours 23 min

En la tradición de Jane Goodall y Dian Fossey, Robert Sapolsky, uno de los divulgadores científicos más reconocidos en la actualidad, cuenta la fascinante historia de cómo dejó las comodidades de la universidad para compartir durante más de dos décadas su trabajo de campo con una tropa de traviesos babuinos en la sabana africana. Sólo un joven idealista podía aterrizar en el corazón de Kenia ... Read more

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En la tradición de Jane Goodall y Dian Fossey, Robert Sapolsky, uno de los divulgadores científicos más reconocidos en la actualidad, cuenta la fascinante historia de cómo dejó las comodidades de la universidad para compartir durante más de dos décadas su trabajo de campo con una tropa de traviesos babuinos en la sabana africana. Sólo un joven idealista podía aterrizar en el corazón de Kenia
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The History of Life

A Very Short Introduction

by Michael J. Benton ...

Narrated by Peter Larkin ...

Unabridged

5 hours 12 min

Here is the extraordinary story of the unfolding of life on Earth, told by Michael J. Benton, a world-renowned authority on biodiversity. Ranging over four billion years, Benton weaves together the latest findings on fossils, earth history, evolutionary biology, and many other fields to highlight the great leaps that enabled life to evolve from microbe to human—big breakthroughs that made whole ... Read more

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Here is the extraordinary story of the unfolding of life on Earth, told by Michael J. Benton, a world-renowned authority on biodiversity. Ranging over four billion years, Benton weaves together the latest findings on fossils, earth history, evolutionary biology, and many other fields to highlight the great leaps that enabled life to evolve from microbe to human—big breakthroughs that made whole
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How to Sleep Like a Caveman

Ancient Wisdom for a Better Night’s Rest

by Merijn van de Laar ...

Narrated by Joe Eyre ...

Unabridged

7 hours 37 min

Sapiens meets Why We Sleep in an evolutionary romp through the science of sleep—and how we can get better rest—by one of the world’s leading sleep scientists.We spend roughly a third of our lives in bed, but for millions of us, not all of that time is spent sleeping. We strive for eight hours per night, only to lie awake thanks to stress, our ever-present devices, a new baby, or that 4pm coffee ... Read more

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Sapiens meets Why We Sleep in an evolutionary romp through the science of sleep—and how we can get better rest—by one of the world’s leading sleep scientists.We spend roughly a third of our lives in bed, but for millions of us, not all of that time is spent sleeping. We strive for eight hours per night, only to lie awake thanks to stress, our ever-present devices, a new baby, or that 4pm coffee
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Journey of the Mind

How Thinking Emerged from Chaos

by Ogi Ogas, Sai Gaddam ...

Narrated by Cary Hite ...

Unabridged

10 hours 15 min

Two neuroscientists trace a sweeping new vision of consciousness across eighteen increasingly intelligent minds, from microbes to humankind and beyond.Why do minds exist? How did mud and stone develop into beings that can experience longing, regret, love, and compassion—beings that are aware of their own experience? Until recently, science offered few answers to these existential questions. ... Read more

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Two neuroscientists trace a sweeping new vision of consciousness across eighteen increasingly intelligent minds, from microbes to humankind and beyond.Why do minds exist? How did mud and stone develop into beings that can experience longing, regret, love, and compassion—beings that are aware of their own experience? Until recently, science offered few answers to these existential questions.
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Первые шаги: Как прямохождение сделало нас людьми

by Джереми Десильва ...

Narrated by Артем Пахомов ...

Unabridged

12 hours 6 min

Мы, люди, — единственные млекопитающие, которые ходят на двух, а не на четырех ногах, и воспринимаем это как само собой разумеющееся. Мы с нетерпением ждем первых шагов наших малышей, но как сделали свои первые шаги наши предки? Мы стараемся высоко держать голову, но какой ценой прямохождение далось человеку? В аудиокниге «Первые шаги» палеоантрополог Джереми Десильва исследует, насколько ... Read more

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Мы, люди, — единственные млекопитающие, которые ходят на двух, а не на четырех ногах, и воспринимаем это как само собой разумеющееся. Мы с нетерпением ждем первых шагов наших малышей, но как сделали свои первые шаги наши предки? Мы стараемся высоко держать голову, но какой ценой прямохождение далось человеку? В аудиокниге «Первые шаги» палеоантрополог Джереми Десильва исследует, насколько
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Naturally Selected Correspondence, A

The Darwin-Wallace Letters

by Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace ...

Narrated by Brian Cohen ...

Unabridged

7 hours 37 min

Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace had a remarkable friendship and were the co-discoverers of the key mechanism behind evolution which was natural selection. Though they disagreed over the nature of the human mind, they admired and respected each other throughout their lives. Wallace, to his great credit and humility, always deferred to Darwin as the great architect of evolution by natural ... Read more

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Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace had a remarkable friendship and were the co-discoverers of the key mechanism behind evolution which was natural selection. Though they disagreed over the nature of the human mind, they admired and respected each other throughout their lives. Wallace, to his great credit and humility, always deferred to Darwin as the great architect of evolution by natural
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Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test

How Behavior Evolves and Why It Matters

by Marlene Zuk ...

Narrated by Jaime Lamchick ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

**Longlisted for the 2023 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardA lively exploration of animal behavior in all its glorious complexity, whether in tiny wasps, lumbering elephants, or ourselves.**For centuries, people have been returning to the same tired nature-versus-nurture debate, trying to determine what we learn and what we inherit. In Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test, ... Read more

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**Longlisted for the 2023 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardA lively exploration of animal behavior in all its glorious complexity, whether in tiny wasps, lumbering elephants, or ourselves.**For centuries, people have been returning to the same tired nature-versus-nurture debate, trying to determine what we learn and what we inherit. In Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test,
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A Natural History of the Future

What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species

by Rob Dunn ...

Narrated by Donald Chang ...

Unabridged

8 hours 40 min

A leading ecologist argues that if humankind is to survive on a fragile planet, we must understand and obey its iron lawsOur species has amassed unprecedented knowledge of nature, which we have tried to use to seize control of life and bend the planet to our will. In A Natural History of the Future, biologist Rob Dunn argues that such efforts are futile. We may see ourselves as life’s overlords, ... Read more

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A leading ecologist argues that if humankind is to survive on a fragile planet, we must understand and obey its iron lawsOur species has amassed unprecedented knowledge of nature, which we have tried to use to seize control of life and bend the planet to our will. In A Natural History of the Future, biologist Rob Dunn argues that such efforts are futile. We may see ourselves as life’s overlords,
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The Universe Within

Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People

by Neil Shubin ...

Narrated by Marc Cashman ...

Unabridged

6 hours 35 min

**Kirkus Best Books of the Year (2013)**From one of our finest and most popular science writers, and the best-selling author of Your Inner Fish, comes the answer to a scientific mystery as big as the world itself: How are the events that formed our solar system billions of years ago embedded inside each of us?In Your Inner Fish, Neil Shubin delved into the amazing connections between human bodies ... Read more

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**Kirkus Best Books of the Year (2013)**From one of our finest and most popular science writers, and the best-selling author of Your Inner Fish, comes the answer to a scientific mystery as big as the world itself: How are the events that formed our solar system billions of years ago embedded inside each of us?In Your Inner Fish, Neil Shubin delved into the amazing connections between human bodies
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Ловушка эволюции. Почему наше тело болит

by Алекс Беззеридес ...

Narrated by Михаил Нордшир ...

Series series Науки о Земле и космосе (Лёд)
Unabridged

9 hours 34 min

Эта книга не собирается внушать вам чувство вины. Здесь не будут обсуждаться атеросклероз, легочные заболевания или кариес. Автор и не думает придираться к вашей диете и тому, как много вы занимаетесь спортом. Алекс Беззеридес объясняет биологические несовершенства человека, которые возникли в ходе эволюции и теперь так предсказуемо нас подводят. Автор расскажет о природе кривых зубов, плохого ... Read more

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Эта книга не собирается внушать вам чувство вины. Здесь не будут обсуждаться атеросклероз, легочные заболевания или кариес. Автор и не думает придираться к вашей диете и тому, как много вы занимаетесь спортом. Алекс Беззеридес объясняет биологические несовершенства человека, которые возникли в ходе эволюции и теперь так предсказуемо нас подводят. Автор расскажет о природе кривых зубов, плохого
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Beasts Before Us

The Untold Story of Mammal Origins and Evolution

by Elsa Panciroli ...

Narrated by Ruth Urquhart ...

Unabridged

10 hours 38 min

For most of us, the story of mammal evolution starts after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs, but over the last twenty years scientists have uncovered new fossils and used new technologies that have upended this story.In Beasts Before Us, paleontologist Elsa Panciroli charts the emergence of the mammal lineage, Synapsida, beginning at their murky split from the reptiles in the ... Read more

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For most of us, the story of mammal evolution starts after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs, but over the last twenty years scientists have uncovered new fossils and used new technologies that have upended this story.In Beasts Before Us, paleontologist Elsa Panciroli charts the emergence of the mammal lineage, Synapsida, beginning at their murky split from the reptiles in the
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Wild Sex

The Science behind Mating in the Animal Kingdom

by Dr. Carin Bondar ...

Narrated by Erin Bennett ...

Unabridged

10 hours 37 min

A brilliantly engaging guide to the reproductive habits of creatures great and small, based on the author’s popular web series Wild Sex, which has received over fourteen million viewsBirds do it, bees do it―every member of the animal kingdom does it, from fruit flies to blue whales. But if you think humans have a tough time dating, try having to do it while being hunted down by predators against a ... Read more

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A brilliantly engaging guide to the reproductive habits of creatures great and small, based on the author’s popular web series Wild Sex, which has received over fourteen million viewsBirds do it, bees do it―every member of the animal kingdom does it, from fruit flies to blue whales. But if you think humans have a tough time dating, try having to do it while being hunted down by predators against a
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The Next Species

The Future of Evolution in the Aftermath of Man

by Michael Tennesen ...

Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

Unabridged

10 hours 22 min

While examining the history of our planet and actively exploring our present environment, science journalist Michael Tennesen describes what life on earth could look like after the next mass extinction.A growing number of scientists agree we are headed toward a mass extinction, perhaps in as little as three hundred years. There have already been five in the last 600 million years, including the ... Read more

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While examining the history of our planet and actively exploring our present environment, science journalist Michael Tennesen describes what life on earth could look like after the next mass extinction.A growing number of scientists agree we are headed toward a mass extinction, perhaps in as little as three hundred years. There have already been five in the last 600 million years, including the
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Future Visions: Your Interactive Guide to Tomorrow

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by Graham Wetherby ...

Narrated by Nick Porter ...

Unabridged

2 hours 39 min

Future Visions: Your Interactive Guide to Tomorrow⭐⭐ Simplified Guide & Explanations Included ⭐⭐Are you aiming to excel in your career and deepen your knowledge by unlocking your potential with insights into tomorrow today?Searching for an all-inclusive guide to give you everything you need to navigate the future?Your search ends here!This guide serves as your ultima... ... Read more

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Future Visions: Your Interactive Guide to Tomorrow⭐⭐ Simplified Guide & Explanations Included ⭐⭐Are you aiming to excel in your career and deepen your knowledge by unlocking your potential with insights into tomorrow today?Searching for an all-inclusive guide to give you everything you need to navigate the future?Your search ends here!This guide serves as your ultima...
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Epic Earth

A Wild Ride through the History of Life on Our Planet

by Lindsay Nikole ...

Narrated by Lindsay Nikole ...

Unabridged

7 hours 10 min

Hold on tight for a bold and epically fascinating journey through time packed with bizarre creatures, jaw-dropping facts, and all the chaotic drama Earth has to offer.Known for turning TikTok and YouTube into her own digital science classroom, viral content creator Lindsay Nikole brings her signature energy and storytelling to Epic Earth—a book that transforms 4.6 billion years of history—from the ... Read more

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Hold on tight for a bold and epically fascinating journey through time packed with bizarre creatures, jaw-dropping facts, and all the chaotic drama Earth has to offer.Known for turning TikTok and YouTube into her own digital science classroom, viral content creator Lindsay Nikole brings her signature energy and storytelling to Epic Earth—a book that transforms 4.6 billion years of history—from the
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Sleeping Beauties

The Mystery of Dormant Innovations in Nature and Culture

by Andreas Wagner ...

Narrated by Ulf Bjorklund ...

Unabridged

7 hours 41 min

Life innovates constantly, producing perfectly adapted species—but there's a catch.Many animals and plants eke out seemingly unremarkable lives. Passive, constrained, modest, threatened. Then, in a blink of evolutionary time, they flourish spectacularly. Once we start to look, these 'sleeping beauties' crop up everywhere. But why?Looking at the book of life, from apex predators to keystone crops, ... Read more

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Life innovates constantly, producing perfectly adapted species—but there's a catch.Many animals and plants eke out seemingly unremarkable lives. Passive, constrained, modest, threatened. Then, in a blink of evolutionary time, they flourish spectacularly. Once we start to look, these 'sleeping beauties' crop up everywhere. But why?Looking at the book of life, from apex predators to keystone crops,
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A Human History of Emotion

How the Way We Feel Built the World We Know

by Richard Firth-Godbehere ...

Narrated by Richard Firth-Godbehere ...

Unabridged

11 hours 37 min

A sweeping exploration of the ways in which emotions shaped the course of human history, and how our experience and understanding of emotions have evolved along with us.We humans like to think of ourselves as rational creatures, who, as a species, have relied on calculation and intellect to survive. But many of the most important moments in our history had little to do with cold, hard facts and a ... Read more

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A sweeping exploration of the ways in which emotions shaped the course of human history, and how our experience and understanding of emotions have evolved along with us.We humans like to think of ourselves as rational creatures, who, as a species, have relied on calculation and intellect to survive. But many of the most important moments in our history had little to do with cold, hard facts and a
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Die Eiszeiten: Als die Welt vereiste und das Leben ums Überleben kämpfte

by Lennart Zander ...

Narrated by Lennart Zander ...

Unabridged

2 hours 21 min

Erlebe in dieser fesselnden Erdgeschichte den ultimativen Überlebenskampf gegen unerbittliche, globale Eiswüsten. Perfekt für lange Autofahrten oder konzentriertes Lernen am Abend, zieht dich diese atmosphärische Reise tief in die frostige Vergangenheit unseres Planeten.Wo heute blühende Landschaften existieren, prägten einst gigantische Gletscher und raue Steppen das Überleben von Flora, Fauna ... Read more

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Erlebe in dieser fesselnden Erdgeschichte den ultimativen Überlebenskampf gegen unerbittliche, globale Eiswüsten. Perfekt für lange Autofahrten oder konzentriertes Lernen am Abend, zieht dich diese atmosphärische Reise tief in die frostige Vergangenheit unseres Planeten.Wo heute blühende Landschaften existieren, prägten einst gigantische Gletscher und raue Steppen das Überleben von Flora, Fauna
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Das Leben auf der Erde: Vier Milliarden Jahre Geschichte – von der ersten Zelle bis zu uns

by Leon Winter ...

Narrated by Leon Winter ...

Unabridged

2 hours 46 min

Erlebe eine epische Reise durch vier Milliarden Jahre Evolution, die unser biologisches Weltbild komplett verändert. Perfekt für den täglichen Arbeitsweg, zieht dich dieses faszinierende Sachbuch tief in die atmosphärischen Urozeane der Frühzeit. Entdecke hautnah, wie aus simplen chemischen Reaktionen die ersten pulsierenden Zellen entstanden.Spüre die ehrfürchtige Kraft verheerender ... Read more

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Erlebe eine epische Reise durch vier Milliarden Jahre Evolution, die unser biologisches Weltbild komplett verändert. Perfekt für den täglichen Arbeitsweg, zieht dich dieses faszinierende Sachbuch tief in die atmosphärischen Urozeane der Frühzeit. Entdecke hautnah, wie aus simplen chemischen Reaktionen die ersten pulsierenden Zellen entstanden.Spüre die ehrfürchtige Kraft verheerender
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