Language learning Quote by Andrew Marr

“The first point to notice is that the Transition cannot be explained by climatic change alone: human change was not the direct result of…

— James David Lewis-Williams

Scientists believe that the invention of clothing in Africa was a key factor in allowing our ancestors to migrate into colder climates and to…

— Ziya Tong

Humanity is now experiencing history's most difficult evolutionary transformation.

— R. Buckminster Fuller

At a minimum, in explaining evolutionary pathways through time, the constraints imposed by history rise to equal prominence with the immediate advantages of adaptation.

— Stephen Jay Gould

“Scientists now tell us that evolution has been supplanted on this planet by culture. Human culture moves at so rapid a pace that it…

— Matthew Fox

“Ten thousand or more years before that our species migrated between continents on rafts of seaweed and surmounted mountains in little more than animal…

— Scott Carney

“The last 10,000 to 20,000 years have witnessed a period of dramatic growth in human civilization. Indeed, our growth during this time is unique…

— Heidi Cullen

Ironically, we have even fewer examples of evolutionary transitions than we had in Darwin's time.

— David M. Raup

Hominid and human evolution took place over millions and not billions of years, but with the emergence of language there was a further acceleration…

— William Irwin Thompson

Humankind has mainly evolved in Africa, and we only left Africa very, very late in our evolutionary path. This means that there is very…

— Jens Martin Skibsted

“When you talk with people, one of the arguments they'll throw back at you is that the climate has always changed, and that is…

— Michael Crimmins

The climate has always changed - after all, we've had numerous ice ages without human influence - but human activity has undoubtedly exacerbated Earth's…

— Christine Todd Whitman