Books like Darwin's universe by Richard Milner

Richard Dawkins’ classic, The Selfish Gene reexamines evolution from the perspective of genes as primary agents, arguing that organisms serve as vehicles for gene replication.

Exploring human evolution by tracing the origins of our organs—hands, heads, and genomes—back to ancient fish and worms, Neil Shubin shows how modern biology and paleontology reveal our shared ancestry.

Peter and Rosemary Grant spent twenty years on Daphne Major, Galapagos, observing Darwin’s finches to demonstrate rapid, observable natural selection, reshaping our understanding of evolution.

David Quammen explains island biogeography, the study of species origin and extinction, illustrating how human actions fragment habitats and threaten biodiversity.

Stephen Jay Gould analyzes the foundations of classical Darwinism, critiques modern perspectives, and proposes a unified framework for evolutionary theory, blending natural selection with contemporary insights.

Since its original publication, Taking Darwin Seriously has established itself as one of the most important works of evolutionary naturalism since Charles Darwin's Origin of Species over a century ago. Applying evolutionary biology to philosophical problems of epistemology and ethics, it definitively establishes a naturalistic approach to our understanding of life's major problems. Updated with a new preface and a final chapter that addresses the most recent developments in and popular attacks on contemporary evolution, this is an essential work for those interested in the implications of modern Darwinism - especially human sociobiology - for questions in the theory of knowledge and of moral behaviour and thought. Written in a style accessible to both the professional and the general reader, Taking Darwin Seriously is intended as a direct challenge to all who would push creationism as a credible alternative to scientific evolution in public schools, universities, and as a general theory for public consumption.

Charles Darwin's impact on Western civilization is still felt today in fields as diverse as biology, philosophy, and literature.