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A new law in the U.S. state of Tennessee, the second in the country, will allow science teachers to address the “strengths and weaknesses” of the theory of evolution with their classes. They may also use class time to present alternative explanations, such as intelligent design.

This video of the Miss USA 2011 contestants displays the core of the issue regarding science education. The vast majority of these people do not understand what science is or how it works. The vast majority of these people do not understand what evolution is or how it works

Teams of evolutionary scientists traveled to rural America to share their excitement about science on the birthday of Charles Darwin.

For three years, speculative biology enthusiast Gert van Dijk has been writing a hard science fiction blog called Furahan Biology and Allied Matters, which deals with the realistic ecosystem on the imaginary planet Furaha. This blog is a treasure trove of biogeekery.

Documentary about apparition of life out of water, and before dinausaurs.

This is an adapted and somewhat different version of a documentary which was also broadcasted by the BBC. The idea for 'The Future is Wild ' is very simple. Imagine a world millions of years from now without the dominating presence of humankind.

A more accurate theory of gradual evolution, positing that long periods of evolutionary stability are disrupted by catastrophic mass extinctions of life, was put forth by Scottish horticulturalist Patrick Matthew prior to Darwin's published work on the topic.

Follow Charles Darwin's voyage on the Beagle around the world and unearth fascinating facts at the information stops on the map.

If the public doesn't get evolution, part of the reason may be because many don't fully appreciate some of the ideas behind the theory. Here's a rundown of five things about evolution that many people don't fully understand.