From Warlike Primates to Planetary Mass Extinction.
The permutation of basic atoms—nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, carbon and phosphorus-into the biomolecules DNA and RNA, subsequently evolved in cells and brains, defining the origin of life and intelligence, remains unexplained.
This book is based on studies during 1964-2007 of Archaean terrains in Australia and to a lesser extent in South Africa and India, as... Læs mere
Unique among all creatures, further to the increase in its cranial volume from Australopithecus to Homo sapiens, the use of... Læs mere
The book outlines principal milestones in the evolution of the atmosphere, oceans and biosphere during the last 4 million years in relation with the evolution from primates to the genus Homo – which uniquely mastered the ignition and transfer of fire.