For much of history it was possible to believe that the great diversity of life on Earth was a fixed creation, that the living world had never changed. But when the first stirrings of industry demanded that fuel be dug from the earth and hillsides be leveled for roads and railways, the Earths true past was dug up in abundance.

America's got a Darwin problem - and it matters. According to a 2009 Gallup poll taken on the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, fewer than 40% of Americans are willing to say that they 'believe in evolution.'

The scientific argument advanced for intelligent design at the Dover trial, those arguments collapsed, scientifically and intellectually

Being a Christian, I'm eager to introduce people to Jesus. I just don't think I should do it in the science classroom

Whether conservative or liberal, fundamentalist or agnostic, the more students learn of biology, the more they accept evolution.

No other acoustic instrument can match the piano's expressive range, and no electric instrument can match its mystery.

Evolution isn't just a story about where we came from. It's an epic at the center of life itself. Far from robbing our lives of meaning, it instills an appreciation for the beautiful, enduring, and ultimately triumphant fabric of life that covers our planet. Understanding that doesn't demean human life - it enhances it.