Douglas Palmer is a science writer, journalist and lecturer based in Cambridge, England who specializes in the history of life, especially human evolution and Earth's environments. He is also a consultant for BBC Wildlife Magazine. Over 20 of his books have been published over the last 14 years with 'FOSSIL DETECTIVES' and 'NEANDERTHAL' accompanying TV series. His latest published works are 'ORIGINS :human evolution revealed' and 'EVOLUTION: the story of life', a uniquely illustrated panoramic view of life over the last 600 million years.