Articles related to "Evolutionary Theory"

The best case for Intelligent Design rejects the supernatural in favor of a natural "intelligent designer."

The development of evolutionary theory is a long and convoluted tale encompassing thousands of years of time and the contribution of many individuals along the way.

You may believe Darwin the alpha and omega on evolutionary thought, but the proponents of Larmackianism, Catastrophism and Uniformitarianism paved the way.

Evolutionary psychology seeks to understand human behavior and cognition in the context of evolutionary history. This field began with the work of Charles Darwin himself.

Darwin was not the first to understand that organisms evolve or change over time. His crucial contribution was in identifying the mechanism of change, natural selection.

Charles Darwin, theory of evolution, and natural selection; familiar terms, but do you understand how evolution works? These articles may provide the missing link.

A summary of the Linnaean system of taxonomy, including a description of basic taxonomic categories and where the definition of genus and species fit in.

Evolution is the basis of much of modern science and medicine. An understanding of evolution is important to understand life itself.

For centuries, theories of sleep and dreaming was a dark area of research. Scientists thought the sleeping brain was inactive and "dead to the world"....

Here are some of the best websites, videos, books, museums, and other types of resources available on Darwin, evolution, natural selection, and the evolution of humans.

"It is important to understand that the current questions about how life evolves in no way imply any disagreement over the fact of evolution." - Neil A. Campbell

We've all heard the phrase 'survival of the fittest' but how does it actually work? This article explores the basics of evolutionary theory and natural selection.

Natural selection is the driving force of evolution. The environment selects the winners and losers. In artificial selection we are the shapers of other living things.

Do animals age because they just wear out metabolically or is aging genetically programmed into each animal?

Despite scientists' certainty that evolution occurs, a large percentage of the population still harbors misconceptions about the theory.

Lamarck was the first to set a coherent theory about the origin of species. His claim that adaptation is active was recently reinforced.

Film is a great way to be introduced to the concepts of human evolution. This article briefly describes the key features of five of the best human origin documentaries.

A key problem to Darwin's theory of evolution was the existence of altruism. Early scholars sought to understand how selfless helping could have evolved.

There are a number of different views held by Bible-believers as to how God created all things but many are in doubt that a single view is correct in all of its aspects.

The Bible begins with a simple declaration: "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1) No other part of the Bible is as hotly contested.

Aah, spring! Time to shed layers and enjoy adventure travel at discounted prices. Here are some great places to welcome spring.

February 12, 2009 marked what would have been Darwin's 200th birthday had he, in fact, been the "fittest" and today is 150 years since The Origin of Species.

Charles Darwin is famed for penning a definitive work about the evolution of life, but his own life is under the microscope in the British biopic, Creation.

Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution has been surrounded in controversy and debate, despite fossil and genomic evidence to support it.

A discovery in the Burgess Shale of British Columbia brought to light the Cambrian Explosion, which set the mold for life on Earth.

Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet presents Bram Stoker's Dracula story at Queen Elizabeth and Royal Theatres.

Though Daniel C. Dennett sides with incendiary atheist Richard Dawkins, he offers a friendlier, more measured voice in the debate over science and religion.

Horizontal gene transfer, also called lateral gene transfer, is a mechanism for evolution that goes beyond typical Darwinian theory.

The Hunterian Museum presents one of the world's oldest anatomical collections side by side with the latest advances in surgery to reveal 400 years of medical history.

The evolution of cetaceans - this is, whales, dolphins and porpoises - is a fascinating thread of paleontology.

Oxytocin has long been associated with feelings of trust and attachment in mammals and humans. A study finds another hormone that increases during bonding.

Motherhood is not just a personal experience; it is also a social institution, where certain ideologies, traditions, and laws influence how a woman should mother.

When a young teacher named John T. Scopes taught evolution in his high school science class in the 1925, he was taken to court for violating state laws.

Nietzsche's Übermensch is one of the most maligned figures in all of philosophy. Yet, the Übermensch is barely understood.

Richard Whittington's book 'What is Strategy and Does it Matter' delineates and differentiates 4 approaches to strategy - classical, evolutionary, processual & systemic.

Plate tectonic theory grew from Wegener's continental drift hypothesis and is the unifying theory underlying modern geology and geophysics.

One of the most important finds in the history of evolutionary biology was originally so badly misinterpreted that it lay gathering dust in obscurity for four decades.

The recent opening of Ken Ham's Creation Museum has unleashed a torrent of criticism of Christians and Creationists. But it's atheist evolutionists who deserve criticism.

To understand why Intelligent Design has been rejected by the scientific community, one must explore the very foundations of science.

The Bible says that the "heavens declare [God's] handiwork." Does the complexity and order of the universe bring us closer to accepting the reality of God?

Sydney Maritime Museum's exhibition presents an unusual slant on Charles Darwin's significance by considering his role on one of the first survey ships, HMS Beagle.