The first book on the origin of clothes shows why climate change was crucial - for the origin of agriculture too.

How did humankind deal with the extreme challenges of the last Ice Age? How have the relatively benign post-Ice Age conditions affected the evolution and spread

A complete account of evolutionary thought in the social, environmental and policy sciences, creating bridges with biology.

Dirt, soil, call it what you want—it's everywhere we go. It is the root of our existence, supporting our feet, our farms, our cities. This fascinating yet dis

Recent archaeological discoveries from China and central Asia have changed our understanding of how human civilization developed in the period of some 4 million