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Inside the Creation Museum: Adam and Eve frolic amid the dinosaurs in the new $27 million museum that demonstrates Darwin has nothing on the Book of Genesis.; By Gordy Slack May 31, 2007
Fear factors: Allen Shawn -- son of William, brother of Wallace -- is afraid of almost everything, but not of writing a memoir of his phobic life.; By Christine Smallwood Feb 12, 2007
Who are you?: More and more people are trying to trace their ancestry with a quick DNA test. A new book -- and my own experiment -- show that science can reveal some interesting things about your past, but not necessarily what you want to know.; By Laura Miller Jun 26, 2006
Going beyond God: Historian and former nun Karen Armstrong says the afterlife is a "red herring," hating religion is a pathology and that many Westerners cling to infantile ideas of God.; By Steve Paulson May 30, 2006
Hope for the homely: Research on male flycatchers topples Darwin's theory of sexual selection.; Sarah Elizabeth Richards May 8, 2006
Priests in lab coats: Philosopher Michael Ruse is an ardent evolutionist who thinks creationism is claptrap. So why is he accusing atheistic scientists like Richard Dawkins of being as religious as born-again Bible thumpers?; By Andrew O'Hehir Aug 6, 2005
The new Monkey Trial: By persuading the Dover, Pa., school board to teach creationism, Christian zealots have provoked a showdown over the status of not just evolutionary theory, but science itself.; By Michelle Goldberg Jan 10, 2005
Invasion of the high-tech body snatchers: Ready for infrared vision, and hearts that work better than the original? While bioethicists obsess over cloning, bioengineers will soon be able to replace every part of our bodies.; By Alan H. Goldstein Sep 30, 2003
A textbook case of bad science: Defenders of evolutionary theory in Texas say creation scientists are getting sneakier -- and more successful -- in getting their views into public school educational materials.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Aug 20, 2003
The dancing plant: Darwin was obsessed by it, although even he never trained his weedy Asian shrub to twitch its leaves to the sound of music. But in a small town in northern Thailand ...; By Christopher Kemp Mar 11, 2003
George Bush's war on nature: Republicans are pushing the most radical assault on the environment in modern times. But history warns of catastrophe for leaders who trust ideology over science.; By Glenn Scherer Jan 6, 2003
Evolution, Enron-style: Not all fast-mutating organisms flourish. Some go extinct.; By Amol Sarva Feb 13, 2002
"Trials of the Monkey" by Matthew Chapman: Charles Darwin's boozy, girl-crazy great-great-grandson goes to Tennessee to sneer at the Bible-quoting locals -- and stays to learn a lesson in faith.; By Damien Cave Nov 20, 2001
Survival of the losers: Even Charles Darwin couldn't have predicted who would emerge from the Web's evolutionary shakeout.; By Amol Sarva Jun 6, 2001
Louisiana calls Darwin a racist: The state Legislature casts him in the same league as Hitler. A science educator says it's going to be a rough year for evolutionists.; By Fiona Morgan May 4, 2001
Assault on evolution: The religious right takes its best scientific shot at Darwin with "intelligent design" theory.; By Larry Arnhart Feb 28, 2001
"The Man Who Found the Missing Link" by Pat Shipman: A new biography recounts the story of the brilliant scientist who fought priests, politicians and jungles to prove Darwin right.; By Edward McSweegan Jan 18, 2001
Flameproof racism: On the Evolutionary Psychology mailing list, dangerous ideas thrive -- without the usual online rancor and hatred.; By Andrew Brown Aug 30, 2000
Did Einstein cheat?: Is the great physicist's most famous theory a crock? Members of the anti-relativity underground think so.; By John Farrell Jul 6, 2000
Kissing therapy: Smooching with a loved one may be good for your health.; By Jon Bowen Feb 14, 2000
Stressed sailor, bored waitress bare all: Sailor dances in his birthday suit at Aussie football match. English waitress brightens up bowls championship in the buff.; By Hank Hyena Feb 4, 2000
The twine that binds: A Minnesota town honors the mother of all twine balls.; By J.A. Getzlaff Jan 10, 2000
Cannibal games: William Latham explains why players get to eat their enemies in his new game, Evolva.; By David Wilson Oct 28, 1999
Why do men have nipples?: Great thinkers, from Aristotle to Darwin, have pondered this question.; By Susan McCarthy Jun 8, 1999
Hot Flash: The end of girl talk?: Darwinian anthropologist Helen Fisher talks about polygamy, loyalty and why a bubbly young chick like Monica Lewinsky would confide in a sour stepsister like Linda Tripp.; By Tracy Quan Feb 4, 1998

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