Anyone who has gone through the US public school system has undoubtedly been exposed to the textbook version of science as a linear process that takes researchers straight from a hypothesis through ...

The Understanding Evolution Web site launched in 2004 in response to the need among schoolteachers for resources to help teach evolution. Before long, however, two interesting factors emerged. One was ...

Everyone needs to understand the basics of science to participate fully in the democratic process. Conversation image via www.shutterstock.com. Science isn’t important only to scientists or those who ...

As the centennial of the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 approaches, a new study illustrates that the attitudes of Americans in Generation X toward evolution shifted as they aged. Educators in European ...

Public understanding and acceptance of empirical evidence and current scientific consensus is, arguably, among the most important topics today. This is especially so from the perspective of ...

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The aurora phenomenon is one of the most breathtaking natural displays on Earth. This article explores the science behind the Northern and Southern Lights, explaining how solar particles collide with ...

IN this book the President of Harvard University addresses himself to the problem of preparing suitable university courses (whether for graduates or undergraduates is not clear) for the purpose of ...