One hundred years ago, in a Dayton, Tennessee, courtroom, a case was heard that created nothing but “noise.” It was the first battle over teaching the topic of evolution, and it became part of a war ...

A visitor to the "Darwin" exhibit inspects a display with illustration of animals, plants and insects during a press preview at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, in this Nov. 15, ...

Reporters from across the United States flocked to eastern Tennessee in July 1925. In the small town of Dayton, biology teacher John Scopes went on trial for the crime of teaching human evolution.

More than 800 religious congregations nationwide, including two in Sonoma County, this weekend will gather to consider the proposition that science and religion -- the biblical account of Genesis and ...

Evolution is one of the trickiest subjects to teach – and not just because some people find it controversial. The ideas are subtle and the language and concepts can be confusing; how many of us have ...

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 ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. In Kwame A. Mensah’s article "Creationism is an escape clause to not study science" (May 3), he urges us to teach and promote ...

Evolution isn’t just about biology — it’s about ideas, words, and culture. Richard Dawkins and John McWhorter break down how ...

This Web site from WNET includes Disney Learning Partnerships workshops on a variety of topics including constructivism, inquiry-based learning, and assessment. Allen, David, Tina Blythe, and Barbara ...