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Creationists are right—in some cases. They are not right that the world is only 6,000 years old, nor that our species descended from two innocent ancestors in an Iraqi garden. They are not right when ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennesee’s Republican governor says he will let a bill become law effective April 20 that protects teachers who allow students in their classrooms to criticize evolution and ...

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Randy Moore, professor of biology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Eighty years ago this month, the small town of Dayton, Tenn., played host to an unforgettable fight that captivated the nation: ...

Two House Republicans are citing landmark education reform legislation in pressing for the adoption of a school science curriculum in their home state of Ohio that includes the teaching of an ...