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Chaitanya Kumar from Sussex University talks to Roger Fouquet from the Grantham Institute at the London School of Economics about how the transitions from one form of energy use to another have occurred,...
This is an archive copy of a live presentation and webcast by museum palaeontologist Peter Forey. In 1938, a strange fish was caught in the Indian Ocean. It was recognised as a living example of a family of...
John Maynard Smith describes the way flight developed in the animal kingdom: the fossil record indicates that the long tails which stabilised the flight of the first birds evolved into shorter, less stable...
Describes how the sun’s energy is converted into chemical energy by the endothermic photosynthesis reaction and stored in plants, coal and oil. Shows various methods of recovering that energy, illustrating...
Introduces the subject of evolutionary anthropology from a phylogenetic and functional perspective. Its focus is on the Plio-Pleistocene fossil hominids and modern methods of analysis and intepretation....
An introduction to the phylogeny and relationships of various families of carnivorous mammals, their fossil record and evolutionary history. Investigates the adaptive radiation of carnivores with particular...
The earth’s climate is changing with global warming, and disasterous effects may follow. Burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas adds so much carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. This traps the sun’s...
CAL module on the basics of invertebrate palaeontology, concerned solely with the phylum ‘Mollusca’ and incorporating a large number of images of fossils. The aim is to introduce the ideal of the...
Looks at macroevolutionary processes such as speciation, extinction and rates of evolution. Uses the fossil horse record is used as a model to describe and interactively discuss these issues. Approximately 3...
Origins of acid rain from combustion of fossil fuels. Emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides result in the formation of sulphuric acid and nitric acid in rain and snow. Consequent effects on...
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