Scopes trial, in which a Dayton, Tennessee, teacher was charged with violating state law by teaching biological evolution, ...

In 1921, William Bell Riley admonished his opponents that they should “cease from shoveling in dirt on living men,” for the ...

Strata: Stories from Deep Time’ explores the origins of the air we breathe and untangles some of our planet’s oldest stories.

Usk Civic Society has long championed the legacy of Wallace, particularly his local connections and his deep affinity with nature, which was nurtured by the Welsh countryside. This year’s event will ...

In Genesis, Adam and Eve are told to multiply and be fruitful. But single people fill the Bible, and so do the childless.

This little-known Essex village is a true hidden-gem for people who appreciate good food, country works and a traditional English pub ...

Albert Einstein might be the daddy of all eggheads. But as his famous theory of special relativity turns 120, we tip our hats ...

Sushi can be inventive, unique, but there are some fish you're certain to see often. Here's why these particular fish are ...

Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection." This volume will greatly influence Spencer F. Baird, a naturalist who is the Assistant Secretary in charge of the ...

In March 1925, Tennessee became the first state in the country to ban the teaching of evolution in public school classrooms. Strong reactions rippled across the United States. The eventual upshot: a ...

The human body is a machine whose many parts—from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and ...

Humankind's tangled shrub of ancestry now has a new branch: Researchers in the Philippines announced today that they have discovered a species of ancient human previously unknown to science.. The ...