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Charles Darwincirca 1875: Charles Original Artwork: Engraved by George E Perine (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Social Darwinism

Evolution and Natural Selection According to Darwin’s theory of evolution, only the plants and animals best adapted to their environment will survive to reproduce and transfer their genes to the next generation. Animals and plants that are poorly adapted to their environment will not survive to reproduce. Charles Darwin published his notions on natural selection […]

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Scopes Trial

Butler Act The theory of evolution, as developed by Charles Darwin and others, was a controversial concept in many quarters, even into the 20th century. Concerted anti-evolutionist efforts in Tennessee succeeded when in 1925, the Tennessee House of Representatives was offered a bill by John W. Butler that made teaching evolution a misdemeanor. The so-called […]

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The Juicy History of Humans Eating Meat

Early man’s diet transitioned to animal flesh with an assist from the saber-toothed tiger.

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The Scopes ‘Monkey’ Trial Pitted Science Against Religion: Watch Rare Footage

Known then as the Trial of the Century, the famous court case was the ultimate showdown between Evolution and the Church.

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Illustration of Neanderthal man sitting around fire holding lance-like weapon; circa 30,000 BC.  (Photo by Time Life Pictures/Mansell/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

Early Humans Slept Around with More than Just Neanderthals

New DNA research has unexpectedly revealed that they were even more promiscuous than we thought.

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John Scopes in the courtroom during his 1925 trial.

Remembering the Scopes Trial

On May 25, 1925, John T. Scopes—the defendant in the famous “Monkey Trial”—was indicted for teaching the theory of evolution in his high school science class.

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