150th Anniversary of 'Origin of the Species': Manuscripts Online

As we reach the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin's The Origin of the Species, Charles Darwin's manuscripts are available online (You need Silverlight to flip through the pages, though). Darwin's Theory of...

Virginia GOP Chair Denounces Darwin VIDEO

This past week was the birthday of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, and Virginia GOP chairman Jeff Frederick took the opportunity to praise Lincoln and denounce Darwin: Abraham Lincoln is best know (sic), as you...

Charles Darwin turns 200 - celebrations in the UK

Charles Darwin would have been 200 today, and celebrations are taking place all over the world to celebration the 200th anniversary of the naturalists's birth. No country is taking these celebrations more seriously than the UK. Darwin Day has a list of over 650 events in 42...

Galapagos damage caused by too much tourism must be stopped

Conservationists on the Galapagos Islands are warning that if tourism on the Galapagos Islands is not brought under control, the damage caused could be irreversible. As Charles Darwin turns 200 tomorrow, the...

200th Anniversary of Darwin-Lincoln Birthdays February 12, 2009

February 12, 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of two great men in history: Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln. Both Darwin and Lincoln were men with vision, men who inspired change, and men who stirred up...

Rare Pink Iguana Evaded Darwin

"  Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News Jan. 5, 2009 -- When English naturalist Charles Darwin explored the Galapagos Islands in the early 1800s, he, and countless scientists since, overlooked a hefty pink iguana. The iguana,...

Humans May Have Originated Billions of Years Ago

What are the origins of humankind? Who are we? And, where did we come from? The article "Re-considering Human origins: Creationism, Darwinian Evolutionism and UFOs", explores insight that suggests "Creationism" inclusive of "Intelligent Design", and Charles Darwin's...

Charles Darwin's Beard

Charles Darwin wrote iconic works that are still making waves today as creationists attempt to get their ideas in to the science curriculum alongside his famous theory of evolution. But its Charles Darwin's beard...

UPDATE 2: Nobel winners call for sacking of creationist education supporter f...

Nobel prizewinners for science are now demanding the sacking of the Royal Society's director of education after his call to teach creationism alongside evolution in science lessons."Two Nobel prize winners - Sir...

Opinion: Textbook Biology's Origin of Life Deception!

Millions of high school and college biology textbooks imply that Stanley Miller, in the 1950's, showed that life could arise by chance. Nothing could be further from the truth. Miller, in his famous experiment in...

Attacking Darwin Doesn't Actually Accomplish Squat

"You might not have heard much about Evolution Sunday. That's probably because 'Sane People Gather; Don't Say Crazy Things' isn't much of a headline. Evolution Sunday is a event where churches across the nation...

Intelligent Design Video: 'Unlocking the Mystery of Life'

'Unlocking the Mystery of Life' - The scientific case for Intelligent Design - is produced by Illustra Media:"Time, chance, and natural selection. Since Darwin, biologists have relied on such processes to account for the origin of living things. Yet today, this...

Evolution: Winning by a neck - Giraffes avoid competition

The giraffe's elongated neck has long been used in textbooks as an illustration of evolution by natural selection, but this common example has received very little experimental attention.In the January 2007...

Evolution: Vanishing beetle horns have surprise function

Bloomington, Indiana - The function of horned beetles' wild protrusions has been a matter of some consternation for biologists. Digging seemed plausible; combat and mate selection, more likely. Even Charles...

Evolutionism can explain it, but can Creationism?

The four-legged chick.  See photograph.

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