The teaching of evolution is becoming increasingly difficult in UK schools because of the rise of creationism, a leading scientist is warning. Head of science at London's Institute of Education ...

Evolution is near universally regarded by the scientific community as a cornerstone of modern biology. Treating it as anything other than incontrovertible fact can therefore incur the wrath of ...

Aware of these potential conflicts, many teachers cover the topic incompletely or avoid it entirely. For those who do teach it, evidence suggests that the majority does not view evolution as a ...

Scientists have raised concerns that rules on teaching evolution "are not tight enough" Failing to teach evolution by natural selection in science lessons could lead to new free schools losing their ...

Although evolutionary theory is accepted by the scientific community as a valid explanation of the history and structure of the living world, its inclusion in public school curricula continues to be ...

A bid to have evolution taught in Scottish primary schools has been launched amid concerns that pupils with no religious beliefs are “not represented” in the classroom. Did you know with a Digital ...

All British free schools will be forced to teach evolution as a central principle of scientific theory, under new government rules, it emerged today. By Telegraph Reporters 30 November 2012 • 9:30am A ...

The world's top scientists have joined forces to call for "evidence-based" teaching of evolution in schools. A statement signed by 67 national science academies says evidence on the origins of life is ...

Politicians in Texas are considering a bill that would give legal protection to teachers who present Creationism as a scientific theory. It is one of eight US states where similar laws have been ...

Experts including three Nobel laureates and Richard Dawkins, the prominent atheist, are calling on the new Government to make teaching of the theory a compulsory part of the curriculum. They say it is ...