Friday 03rd of September 2010

Posts taged as ‘ evolution ’



Fish Fingers: Your Digits Used to Be Fins

Monday, September 22nd, 2008 | Por admin | Category Science News

An ancient fish sported something like fingers that were the precursors to our own digits, according to an analysis of a new fossil skeleton.
“It’s really the last piece of evidence to say fingers are not new. They were really present in fish,” said lead researcher Catherine Boisvert, an evolutionary biologist at Uppsala University in Sweden.
The [...]



Vatican professor dismayed at rejection of evolution by Christians

Monday, September 22nd, 2008 | Por admin | Category Religion News

A professor at a Vatican-sponsored university has expressed dismay that some Christians reject the theory of evolution.
Gennaro Auletta, who teaches at Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University, told reporters that recent popes have “recognized the scientific value of the theory of biological evolution.”
Joining him at the news conference was a Vatican official who said, “Creationism from a [...]



No place for creationism in science class, state says

Thursday, September 18th, 2008 | Por admin | Category Religion News

Keep creationism out of science class, the state school system says.
At its meeting Tuesday, the Brunswick County school board began discussions on teaching creationism alongside evolution – something all four board members present showed a strong interest in. The talk began after Joel Fanti, a parent and graduate of the school system, told the board [...]