Questions about our origin as a species are universal and compelling. Evolution—and in
particular human evolution—is a subject that generates intense interest across the world …

Evolution is considered controversial by a substantial minority of Americans. Religious
opposition explains this, but this opposition is comprised of a broad continuum of religious …

Evolution for Everyone: How to Increase Acceptance of, Interest in, and Knowledge about
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One of the most remarkable fossil finds in history occurred in Laetoli, Tanzania, in 1974,
when anthropologist Andrew Hill (diving to the ground to avoid a lump of elephant dung …

Background While recent research indicates that using human examples can be an
engaging way to teach core evolutionary concepts such as natural selection and …

How Humans Evolved teaches the processes that shape human evolution with a unique
blend of evolutionary theory, population genetics, and behavioral ecology. The new edition …

Today, scholars from numerous and highly diverse fields are not only addressing the
question of what makes us human, but also seeking input from other disciplines to inform …

Misunderstandings of the nature of science (NOS) contribute greatly to resistance to
evolutionary theory especially among non-scientific audiences. Here we delineate three …

Despite being an established and accepted scientific theory for 150 years, repeated public
polls show that evolution is not believed by large numbers of people. This essay examines …

Researchers in various contexts have long struggled with an apparent disconnect between
an individual's level of understanding of biological evolution and their acceptance of it as an …