Today marks the tenth anniversary of the judge's decision in the 'infamous' Kitzmiller v. Dover trial, but creationists in the U.S. continue to promote legislation to support the teaching of ...

Science and Creationism in Serious Colleges Dr. Swamidass’s unilateral demands for a “principled compromise” and “higher standards” for Christian colleges and accrediting associations do not center on ...

Can we learn from creationists—people who deny evolution? I think so. It is not enough to say, as Richard Dawkins notoriously did: “If you meet somebody who claims not to believe in evolution, that ...

Teaching high school biology can be tricky business in America, where 66 percent say that creationism is definitely or probably true and 53 percent say evolution is definitely or probably true (no, we ...

WHAT should a scientific society do when creationists want to participate in its conferences? This question faces many scientific organisations in the US. At meetings of the Geological Society of ...

Kentucky's Ark Encounter turns 10, and its founder Ken Ham is as bitter as ever ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Welcome to the first installment of our ...

In the early 1980s, the US’s religious right seemed an unstoppable behemoth in terms of political clout. The Moral Majority, Focus on the Family, and other groups came to dominate public policy ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Science blogs have been buzzing about Marcus Ross, a geosciences PhD who’s also a ...

Next week the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, or CHEA, which scrutinizes other accrediting organizations, will consider whether it should continue to recognize a young Earth creationist ...