Even Charles Darwin was puzzled by the evolution of the vertebrate eye. New research suggests that it traces back to a cyclopean invertebrate with a single eye atop the head. By Carl Zimmer A leading ...

A leading evolutionary biologist who defended Darwin’s theory in books and in the courtroom, he was forced to retire amid charges of sexual harassment. By Cornelia Dean The debate isn’t just about ...

Scientists who teach evolution sometimes feel as if they are trapped in an old horror film -- the kind where the monster is killed repeatedly, only to come to life in a nastier form each time. Since ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- Creationism and intelligent design are going to be studied at the University of Kansas, but not in the way advocated by opponents of the theory of evolution. A course being ...

On Oct. 21, 2005, Cornell University’s interim president, Hunter R. Rawlings III, devoted his State of the University Address to the intelligent design vs. evolution controversy. He told members of ...

SEATTLE — Critics of intelligent design seem to think it’s a code word for “creationism.” It’s no wonder they think so, say some of its proponents. Many creationists are making the same mistake. The ...

I like the term "Cdesign proponentsists" As I watched Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial I couldn't help but think about all the times creationism (also known as Intelligent Design) has made ...

The opponents of evolution sure have evolved, said Ellen Goodman in The Boston Globe. Just 20 years ago, they were insisting that Genesis' account of a six-day creation was literally true, and wanted ...

Science and religion: a brief historical overview -- Charles Darwin and the Darwinian revolution -- Social Darwinism and eugenics -- Theistic evolutionists -- Arguments for creationism and intelligent ...

Eleven parents of Dover Area School District students in central Pennsylvania sued the district and its board, claiming the district's decision to require a statement introducing intelligent design ...

Exactly a century ago, national attention was focused on a Tennessee courthouse. It was truly — with apologies to O.J. Simpson some 70 years later — the “trial of the century.” In July 1925, it seemed ...

The U.S. National Academy of Sciences in early January entered the debate about teaching intelligent design in science class. The academy’s report says unequivocally that creationism, based on the ...