Lately there have been several letters to the editor that talk about the intelligent design theory. I have not seen a definition of what is contained in an intelligent design. Maybe someone can ...

T he public perception of intelligent design is that it is a scientifically specious, religiously motivated idea that seeks to explain away the notion of Darwinian evolution through magical thinking.

Supporters of “intelligent design” ventured deep into the realm of biological and chemical research last week in an attempt to show the concept’s scientific legitimacy—as well as its legal standing in ...

A move to adopt guidelines encouraging Kansas schools to teach an alternative to the theory of evolution — intelligent design — gains momentum. The Kansas Board of Education has approved a draft of ...

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Evolutionary biologist Richard Sternberg made a fateful decision a year ago. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. As editor of the ...

After weeks of hearing “intelligent design” described as a combination of amateur science and religious belief, lawyers for the Dover school district are attempting to strike back, with the help of an ...

A federal judge in Pennsylvania will hear arguments Monday in a lawsuit that both sides say could set the fundamental ground rules for how American students are taught the origins of life for years to ...

A federal judge in Dover, Pa. ruled Tuesday against teaching "intelligent design" in public schools. He said intelligent design, which credits an unseen creator with human development, has no place in ...

The US state of Kansas has ruled that science classes in public schools should include the teaching of intelligent design and the doubts it casts on Darwinian evolution. The move has dismayed the ...