Louisiana's evolution education could see an overhaul soon, after lawmakers passed a bill protecting the rights of teachers who challenge the theory. The Louisiana Science Education Act breezed through the state senate June 16 with a 36-0 vote, after being approved by the house the week before. The landmark bill allows an "open and ...

Despite a court-ordered ban on the teaching of creationism in US schools, about one in eight high-school biology teachers still teach it as valid science, a survey reveals. And, although almost all teachers also taught evolution, those with less training in science – and especially evolutionary biology – tend to devote less class ...

Richard Dawkins and PZ Myers discuss their visit to see Ben Stein's Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. Dawkins got in, Myers did not.

In this program, NOVA captures the turmoil that tore apart the community of Dover, Pennsylvania in one of the latest battles over teaching evolution in public schools. Featuring trial reenactments based on court transcripts and interviews with key participants, including expert scientists and Dover parents, teachers, and town officials, ...