HARRISBURG, Pa. — A textbook advocating “intelligent design” as an alternative to evolution in high-school science classes was written originally as a biblically based creationist text, a philosophy ...

A leading evolutionary biologist who defended Darwin’s theory in books and in the courtroom, he was forced to retire amid charges of sexual harassment. By Cornelia Dean The debate isn’t just about ...

In the wake of the recent lawsuits over the teaching of Darwinian evolution, there has been a rush to debate the merits of the rival theory of intelligent design. As one of the scientists who has ...

SEATTLE — Critics of intelligent design seem to think it’s a code word for “creationism.” It’s no wonder they think so, say some of its proponents. Many creationists are making the same mistake. The ...

Michael Shermer is founding publisher of Skeptic magazine and the author of "Science Friction: Where the Known Meets the Unknown" (Times Books, 2005). According to intelligent-design theory, life is ...

If the new creationism, intelligent design, was taught in this comparative manner to establish the difference between biological science based on testable hypotheses and intelligent design, a ...

I like the term "Cdesign proponentsists" As I watched Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial I couldn't help but think about all the times creationism (also known as Intelligent Design) has made ...

Tom Ashby’s, Wednesday’s guest column “DNA evidence of an intelligent designer” cites challenges in biology as evidence for an intelligent designer. The theory of evolution is stronger than ever, as ...

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A: Science is a systematic form of inquiry, based on observation, prediction, reasoning, and testing, that explains how the natural universe works and seeks to continually advance our knowledge.