As evolution remains a contentious issue for many public schools, a new survey suggests views on the question are driven by religious affiliation more than level of education. Overall, six in 10 ...
DNA codes offer new evidence of evolution. DNA, the genetic blueprint for living things, is like a text made up of chemical letters. For many decades, reading the sequence of letters in DNA was a ...
For many people of various faiths, support for the scientific theory of evolution has not supplanted their religious belief. And throughout the modern Judeo-Christian tradition, leaders have asserted ...
What should we teach our children about where we come from? Is evolution good science? Is it incompatible with faith? In his new book Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One hundred years ago, a public high school teacher stood trial in Dayton, Tennessee, for teaching human evolution. His nation is still feeling the reverberations today. The ...
A Buddhist monk in Hong Kong releases fish and chants prayers during a ceremony to free the spirits of tsunami victims. Samantha Sin/AFP via Getty Images People often consider evolution to be a ...
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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elizabeth Carlen, Washington University in St. Louis (THE CONVERSATION) People often ...