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Today marks the tenth anniversary of the judge's decision in the 'infamous' Kitzmiller v. Dover trial, but creationists in the U.S. continue to promote legislation to support the teaching of ...

California State University at Northridge has settled a lawsuit brought by a former employee who said he was fired for sharing news of an archaeological discovery that supported his young-Earth ...

Can we learn from creationists—people who deny evolution? I think so. It is not enough to say, as Richard Dawkins notoriously did: “If you meet somebody who claims not to believe in evolution, that ...

Although religion and evolutionary theory have often been at odds, it is possible for them to coexist peacefully, and, surprisingly often, they do. Most of the major world religions accept evolution ...

Teaching high school biology can be tricky business in America, where 66 percent say that creationism is definitely or probably true and 53 percent say evolution is definitely or probably true (no, we ...

The debate between science popularizer Bill Nye and creationist Ken Ham last night (Feb. 4) was controversial before it even began. Scientists from across disciplines argued that debating young-Earth ...

Bill Nye the Science Guy plans to visit Kentucky next month for a creation-vs.-evolution debate with Creation Museum founder Ken Ham. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...

The forces opposed to teaching evolution in U.S. public schools just got a new reason to resent the bedrock scientific theory: A researcher has used the principles of evolutionary biology to show that ...

Science and Creationism in Serious Colleges Dr. Swamidass’s unilateral demands for a “principled compromise” and “higher standards” for Christian colleges and accrediting associations do not center on ...

Re: “As logic, science come under attack, push back with facts,” Another View by John Blanton, Feb. 11: John Blanton, a member of the Freethinkers Association of Central Texas, paints what he calls ...