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The Reluctant Mr. Darwin

An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution

by David Quammen ...

Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

Series Audiobook 0 - The Great Discoveries Series
Unabridged

7 hours 46 min

In September 1838, a young Englishman named Charles Darwin hit upon the idea that natural selection among competing individuals would lead to wondrous adaptations and species diversity. Twenty-one years passed between that epiphany and publication of On the Origin of Species. The human drama and scientific basis of that time constitute a fascinating, tangled tale that illuminates this cautious ... Read more

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In September 1838, a young Englishman named Charles Darwin hit upon the idea that natural selection among competing individuals would lead to wondrous adaptations and species diversity. Twenty-one years passed between that epiphany and publication of On the Origin of Species. The human drama and scientific basis of that time constitute a fascinating, tangled tale that illuminates this cautious
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Origins of Humans

by Introbooks Team ...

Narrated by Andrea Giordani ...

Unabridged

41 min

Human evolution can be considered to be a lengthy procedure of several transformations in which the people originated from the ape-like ancestors. There are several scientific evidence that reveals that the behavioral and the physical traits that are shared by all the organisms have originated from the ape-like ancestors. They have evolved across lengthy periods of approximately six million years ... Read more

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Human evolution can be considered to be a lengthy procedure of several transformations in which the people originated from the ape-like ancestors. There are several scientific evidence that reveals that the behavioral and the physical traits that are shared by all the organisms have originated from the ape-like ancestors. They have evolved across lengthy periods of approximately six million years
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The Elephant in the Brain

Hidden Motives in Everyday Life

by Kevin Simler, Robin Hanson ...

Narrated by Jeffrey Kafer ...

Unabridged

10 hours 26 min

Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better—and thus we don't like to talk or even think about the ... Read more

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Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better—and thus we don't like to talk or even think about the
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Why is Sex Fun?

The Evolution of Human Sexuality

by Jared Diamond ...

Narrated by L.J. Ganser ...

Series series Science Masters
Unabridged

5 hours 17 min

To us humans the sex lives of many animals seem weird. In fact, by comparison with all the other animals, we are the ones with the weird sex lives. How did that come to be?Just count our bizarre ways. We are the only social species to insist on carrying out sex privately. Stranger yet, we have sex at any time, even when the female can't be fertilized (for example, because she is already pregnant, ... Read more

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To us humans the sex lives of many animals seem weird. In fact, by comparison with all the other animals, we are the ones with the weird sex lives. How did that come to be?Just count our bizarre ways. We are the only social species to insist on carrying out sex privately. Stranger yet, we have sex at any time, even when the female can't be fertilized (for example, because she is already pregnant,
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Origins

How Earth's History Shaped Human History

by Lewis Dartnell ...

Narrated by John Sackville ...

Unabridged

9 hours 9 min

A New York Times-bestselling author explains how the physical world shaped the history of our speciesWhen we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving changes in climate that forced the transition from nomadism to farming. Mountainous terrain led to the ... Read more

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A New York Times-bestselling author explains how the physical world shaped the history of our speciesWhen we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving changes in climate that forced the transition from nomadism to farming. Mountainous terrain led to the
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Новая наука заколдованной вселенной. Антропология большей части человечества

by Маршалл Салинз ...

Narrated by Игорь Гмыза ...

Series series Культурная история
Unabridged

9 hours 34 min

С точки зрения западного человека, мы живем в секуляризованном — расколдованном — мире. Боги и духи, если и существуют, отделены от нашего — имманентного — мира и усланы в потусторонний — трансцендентный, оставив землю в распоряжении людей, вольных теперь создавать свои институты своими средствами по собственным стандартам. Однако бόльшую часть человеческой истории культуры людей были окружены ... Read more

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С точки зрения западного человека, мы живем в секуляризованном — расколдованном — мире. Боги и духи, если и существуют, отделены от нашего — имманентного — мира и усланы в потусторонний — трансцендентный, оставив землю в распоряжении людей, вольных теперь создавать свои институты своими средствами по собственным стандартам. Однако бόльшую часть человеческой истории культуры людей были окружены
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Evolutionsgenetik des Menschen: Warum die weibliche Biologie Hinweise auf die Entstehung unserer Art liefert

by Karla Herbst ...

Narrated by Karla Herbst ...

Unabridged

2 hours 24 min

Entschlüssele das Rätsel der Menschwerdung durch die Evolutionsbiologie und entdecke, was weibliche DNA uns verrät. Dieser fesselnde wissenschaftliche Exkurs nimmt dich mit auf eine Zeitreise von den ersten zellulären Mutationen bis zur komplexen Fortpflanzung unserer Vorfahren. Spüre, wie der immense Druck der natürlichen Selektion über Jahrtausende hinweg Körper, Verhalten und Lebensläufe ... Read more

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Entschlüssele das Rätsel der Menschwerdung durch die Evolutionsbiologie und entdecke, was weibliche DNA uns verrät. Dieser fesselnde wissenschaftliche Exkurs nimmt dich mit auf eine Zeitreise von den ersten zellulären Mutationen bis zur komplexen Fortpflanzung unserer Vorfahren. Spüre, wie der immense Druck der natürlichen Selektion über Jahrtausende hinweg Körper, Verhalten und Lebensläufe
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Cómo evolucionaron las aves desde los dinosaurios hasta surcar nuestros cielos

by Íñigo Santamaría ...

Narrated by Íñigo Santamaría ...

Unabridged

2 hours 14 min

Comprende la fascinante evolución biológica que transformó a gigantescos dinosaurios terrestres en los dueños del cielo. Ideal para tu próximo paseo por la naturaleza o tu trayecto diario, este revelador viaje sonoro convierte cada aleteo que observas en una ventana directa a la prehistoria. Explora los asombrosos registros fósiles y los caminos truncados que forjaron la supervivencia de estas ... Read more

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Comprende la fascinante evolución biológica que transformó a gigantescos dinosaurios terrestres en los dueños del cielo. Ideal para tu próximo paseo por la naturaleza o tu trayecto diario, este revelador viaje sonoro convierte cada aleteo que observas en una ventana directa a la prehistoria. Explora los asombrosos registros fósiles y los caminos truncados que forjaron la supervivencia de estas
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Génétique de l’évolution humaine : Pourquoi la biologie féminine recèle des indices sur l’émergence de notre espèce

by Eliane Roussel ...

Narrated by Eliane Roussel ...

Unabridged

2 hours 20 min

Comprenez l'évolution humaine grâce à la génétique et découvrez comment la biologie féminine a façonné notre espèce. Idéale pour enrichir vos trajets quotidiens, cette exploration scientifique rigoureuse transforme des concepts biologiques complexes en un récit captivant. Loin d'un destin figé, l'histoire enfouie dans nos cellules prend soudainement vie.Laissez-vous transporter par une enquête ... Read more

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Comprenez l'évolution humaine grâce à la génétique et découvrez comment la biologie féminine a façonné notre espèce. Idéale pour enrichir vos trajets quotidiens, cette exploration scientifique rigoureuse transforme des concepts biologiques complexes en un récit captivant. Loin d'un destin figé, l'histoire enfouie dans nos cellules prend soudainement vie.Laissez-vous transporter par une enquête
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Denial

Self-Deception, False Beliefs, and the Origins of the Human Mind

by Ajit Varki, Danny Brower ...

Narrated by Bob Walter ...

Unabridged

10 hours 17 min

The history of science abounds with momentous theories that disrupted conventional wisdom and yet were eventually proven true. Ajit Varki and Danny Brower's "Mind over Reality" theory is poised to be one such idea-a concept that runs counter to commonly-held notions about human evolution but that may hold the key to understanding why humans evolved as we did, leaving all other related species far ... Read more

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The history of science abounds with momentous theories that disrupted conventional wisdom and yet were eventually proven true. Ajit Varki and Danny Brower's "Mind over Reality" theory is poised to be one such idea-a concept that runs counter to commonly-held notions about human evolution but that may hold the key to understanding why humans evolved as we did, leaving all other related species far
... Read more
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World Before Us, The

The New Science Behind Our Human Origins

by Tom Higham ...

Narrated by John Sackville ...

Unabridged

9 hours 4 min

A fascinating investigation of the origin of humans based on incredible new discoveries and advanced scientific technologyFifty thousand years ago, Homo sapiens was not the only species of humans in the world. There were also Neanderthals in what is now Europe, the Near East, and parts of Eurasia, Hobbits (H. floresiensis) on the island of Flores in Indonesia, Denisovans in Siberia and eastern ... Read more

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A fascinating investigation of the origin of humans based on incredible new discoveries and advanced scientific technologyFifty thousand years ago, Homo sapiens was not the only species of humans in the world. There were also Neanderthals in what is now Europe, the Near East, and parts of Eurasia, Hobbits (H. floresiensis) on the island of Flores in Indonesia, Denisovans in Siberia and eastern
... Read more
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The Seven Daughters of Eve

The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry

by Bryan Sykes ...

Narrated by Michael Page ...

Unabridged

9 hours 5 min

One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix—a work whose scientific and cultural reverberations will be discussed for years to come. In 1994 Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading world authority on DNA and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern Italy. News of both the Ice Man's discovery ... Read more

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One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix—a work whose scientific and cultural reverberations will be discussed for years to come. In 1994 Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading world authority on DNA and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern Italy. News of both the Ice Man's discovery
... Read more
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Astrobiology

A Very Short Introduction

by David C. Catling ...

Unabridged

4 hours 51 min

Astrobiology is an exciting new subject, and one, arguably, more interdisciplinary than any other. Astrobiologists seek to understand the origin and evolution of life on Earth in order to illuminate and guide the search for life on other planets. In this Very Short Introduction, David C. Catling introduces the subject through our understanding of the factors that allowed life to arise and persist ... Read more

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Astrobiology is an exciting new subject, and one, arguably, more interdisciplinary than any other. Astrobiologists seek to understand the origin and evolution of life on Earth in order to illuminate and guide the search for life on other planets. In this Very Short Introduction, David C. Catling introduces the subject through our understanding of the factors that allowed life to arise and persist
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Cognitive Gadgets

The Cultural Evolution of Thinking

by Cecilia Heyes ...

Narrated by Esther Wane ...

Unabridged

7 hours 34 min

How did human minds become so different from those of other animals? What accounts for our capacity to understand the way the physical world works, to think ourselves into the minds of others, to gossip, read, tell stories about the past, and imagine the future? These questions are not new: they have been debated by philosophers, psychologists, anthropologists, evolutionists, and neurobiologists ... Read more

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How did human minds become so different from those of other animals? What accounts for our capacity to understand the way the physical world works, to think ourselves into the minds of others, to gossip, read, tell stories about the past, and imagine the future? These questions are not new: they have been debated by philosophers, psychologists, anthropologists, evolutionists, and neurobiologists
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When Humans Nearly Vanished

The Catastrophic Explosion of the Toba Volcano

by Donald R. Prothero ...

Narrated by Qarie Marshall ...

Unabridged

6 hours 47 min

Some 73,000 years ago, the Mount Toba supervolcano in today’s Indonesia erupted, releasing the energy of a million tons of explosives. So much ash and debris was injected into the stratosphere that it partially blocked the sun’s radiation and caused global temperatures to drop for a decade. In this book, Donald R. Prothero presents the controversial argument that the Toba catastrophe nearly wiped ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Some 73,000 years ago, the Mount Toba supervolcano in today’s Indonesia erupted, releasing the energy of a million tons of explosives. So much ash and debris was injected into the stratosphere that it partially blocked the sun’s radiation and caused global temperatures to drop for a decade. In this book, Donald R. Prothero presents the controversial argument that the Toba catastrophe nearly wiped
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Das dümmste Tier der Welt

Und trotzdem gewinnt der Mondfisch die Evolution

by Wissen in Minuten ...

Narrated by Wissen in Minuten ...

Unabridged

8 min

Der Mondfisch (Mola) sieht aus wie ein Versehen der Natur: flach, riesig, tollpatschig – und er frisst ausgerechnet Quallen. Er treibt scheinbar ziellos durchs Meer, sammelt Parasiten (manchmal sogar Parasiten auf Parasiten) und wirkt wie ein Insider-Witz der Evolution.Und trotzdem überlebt er nicht nur – er gedeiht weltweit. In diesem kurzen Hörbuch schauen wir uns an, wie das überhaupt möglich ... Read more

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Der Mondfisch (Mola) sieht aus wie ein Versehen der Natur: flach, riesig, tollpatschig – und er frisst ausgerechnet Quallen. Er treibt scheinbar ziellos durchs Meer, sammelt Parasiten (manchmal sogar Parasiten auf Parasiten) und wirkt wie ein Insider-Witz der Evolution.Und trotzdem überlebt er nicht nur – er gedeiht weltweit. In diesem kurzen Hörbuch schauen wir uns an, wie das überhaupt möglich
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What If Dinosaurs Came Back to Life? - For Sleep

by What If For Sleep ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Frank E ...

Unabridged

42 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What if dinosaurs suddenly returned to modern Earth? This scientifically rigorous exploration examines why our world would prove fatally incompatible with Mesozoic life. Atmospheric oxygen at 21% versus Cretaceous 30% compromises their metabolism. Global temperatures 7-13 degrees cooler than their era triggers hypothermia. Modern pathogens with 66 ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What if dinosaurs suddenly returned to modern Earth? This scientifically rigorous exploration examines why our world would prove fatally incompatible with Mesozoic life. Atmospheric oxygen at 21% versus Cretaceous 30% compromises their metabolism. Global temperatures 7-13 degrees cooler than their era triggers hypothermia. Modern pathogens with 66
... Read more
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Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters

From Dating, Shopping, and Praying to Going to War and Becoming a Billionaire---Two Evolutionary Psychologists Explain Why We Do What We Do

by Satoshi Kanazawa, Alan S. Miller ...

Narrated by Stephen Hoye ...

Unabridged

6 hours 11 min

A lively and provocative look at how evolution shapes our behavior and our lives.Contrary to conventional wisdom, our brains and bodies are hardwired to carry out an evolutionary mission that determines much of what we do, from life plans to everyday decisions.With an accessible tone and a healthy disregard for political correctness, this lively and eminently readable book popularizes the latest ... Read more

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A lively and provocative look at how evolution shapes our behavior and our lives.Contrary to conventional wisdom, our brains and bodies are hardwired to carry out an evolutionary mission that determines much of what we do, from life plans to everyday decisions.With an accessible tone and a healthy disregard for political correctness, this lively and eminently readable book popularizes the latest
... Read more
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Cracking the Aging Code

The New Science of Growing Old - And What It Means for Staying Young

by Josh Mitteldorf, Dorion Sagan ...

Narrated by Stephen McLaughlin ...

Unabridged

12 hours 14 min

A revolutionary examination of why we age, what it means for our health, and how we just might be able to fight it.In Cracking the Aging Code, theoretical biologist Josh Mitteldorf and award-winning writer and ecological philosopher Dorion Sagan reveal that evolution and aging are even more complex and breathtaking than we originally thought. Using meticulous multidisciplinary science, as well as ... Read more

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A revolutionary examination of why we age, what it means for our health, and how we just might be able to fight it.In Cracking the Aging Code, theoretical biologist Josh Mitteldorf and award-winning writer and ecological philosopher Dorion Sagan reveal that evolution and aging are even more complex and breathtaking than we originally thought. Using meticulous multidisciplinary science, as well as
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Jungle

How Tropical Forests Shaped the World—and Us

by Patrick Roberts ...

Narrated by Leighton Pugh ...

Unabridged

12 hours 41 min

From the age of dinosaurs to the first human cities, a groundbreaking new history of the planet that tropical forests made.To many of us, tropical forests are the domain of movies and novels. These dense, primordial wildernesses are beautiful to picture, but irrelevant to our lives.Jungle tells a different story. Archaeologist Patrick Roberts argues that tropical forests have shaped nearly every ... Read more

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From the age of dinosaurs to the first human cities, a groundbreaking new history of the planet that tropical forests made.To many of us, tropical forests are the domain of movies and novels. These dense, primordial wildernesses are beautiful to picture, but irrelevant to our lives.Jungle tells a different story. Archaeologist Patrick Roberts argues that tropical forests have shaped nearly every
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Эволюция. Для тех, кто хочет все успеть

by Коллектив авторов ...

Narrated by Дмитрий Шабров ...

Series series Энциклопедия быстрых знаний
Unabridged

4 hours

Эволюция — это постоянное установление хрупкого баланса между растениями, живыми организмами и средой, в которой они обитают. Условия меняются, организмы приспосабливаются, в результате их приспособления возникают новые факторы, которые, в свою очередь, снова требуют перемен. Попробуем и разобраться в известных человечеству эволюционных процессах и научных теориях и приготовимся к новым открытиям. ... Read more

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Эволюция — это постоянное установление хрупкого баланса между растениями, живыми организмами и средой, в которой они обитают. Условия меняются, организмы приспосабливаются, в результате их приспособления возникают новые факторы, которые, в свою очередь, снова требуют перемен. Попробуем и разобраться в известных человечеству эволюционных процессах и научных теориях и приготовимся к новым открытиям.
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Other Minds

The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness

by Peter Godfrey-Smith ...

Narrated by Peter Noble ...

Unabridged

7 hours 1 min

Philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith dons a wet suit and journeys into the depths of consciousness in Other MindsAlthough mammals and birds are widely regarded as the smartest creatures on earth, it has lately become clear that a very distant branch of the tree of life has also sprouted higher intelligence: the cephalopods, consisting of the squid, the cuttlefish, and above all the octopus. In ... Read more

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Philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith dons a wet suit and journeys into the depths of consciousness in Other MindsAlthough mammals and birds are widely regarded as the smartest creatures on earth, it has lately become clear that a very distant branch of the tree of life has also sprouted higher intelligence: the cephalopods, consisting of the squid, the cuttlefish, and above all the octopus. In
... Read more
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The Battle for the Beginning

The Bible on Creation and the Fall of Adam

by John F. MacArthur ...

Narrated by Henry O. Arnold ...

Unabridged

8 hours 42 min

The battle lines have been drawn. Is the enemy winning?"Thanks to the theory of evolution," writes best-selling author John MacArthur, "naturalism is now the dominant religion of modern society. Less than a century and a half ago, Charles Darwin popularized the credo for this secular religion. Naturalism has now replaced Christianity as the main religion of the Western world, and evolution has ... Read more

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The battle lines have been drawn. Is the enemy winning?"Thanks to the theory of evolution," writes best-selling author John MacArthur, "naturalism is now the dominant religion of modern society. Less than a century and a half ago, Charles Darwin popularized the credo for this secular religion. Naturalism has now replaced Christianity as the main religion of the Western world, and evolution has
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Strange Survivors

How Organisms Attack and Defend in the Game of Life

by Oné R. Pagán ...

Narrated by Tony Chiroldes ...

Unabridged

7 hours 9 min

Life is beautiful, ruthless, and very, very strange.In the evolutionary arms race that has raged on since life began, organisms have developed an endless variety of survival strategies. From sharp claws to brute strength, camouflage to venom—all these tools and abilities share one purpose: to keep their bearer alive long enough to reproduce, helping the species avoid extinction. Every living thing ... Read more

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Life is beautiful, ruthless, and very, very strange.In the evolutionary arms race that has raged on since life began, organisms have developed an endless variety of survival strategies. From sharp claws to brute strength, camouflage to venom—all these tools and abilities share one purpose: to keep their bearer alive long enough to reproduce, helping the species avoid extinction. Every living thing
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