Why is it so important to teach evolution? After all, many questions in biology can be answered without mentioning evolution: How do birds fly? How can certain plants grow in the desert? Why do ...

Evolution is a fundamental building block of biology that underpins our understanding of the diversity of life today and how we, as humans, came to be who we are. Despite these truisms, almost half of ...

Cohen is the author of the new book Supreme Inequality: The Supreme Court's 50-Year Battle for a More Unjust America Tennessee was the center of the national debate when it prosecuted John Thomas ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indiana’s teaching of the theory of evolution does not violate the state or U.S. constitutions, a federal judge ruled Friday. Judge Sarah Evans Barker dismissed a lawsuit filed ...

A veteran state lawmaker wants to force public schools that teach evolution to also teach “intelligent design," which its sponsor admits is just another word for “creationism." Sen. David Farnsworth ...

PHOENIX — A longtime state lawmaker wants to force public schools that teach evolution to also teach "intelligent design,'' which he acknowledges is just another word for "creationism.'' Sen. David ...

Speakers at a school board meeting and on social media have voiced opposition, citing religious beliefs and a desire for more open discussion. The letter states that evolution is a unifying scientific ...