http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/EvolutionFind stories, videos, and photos about Evolution from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:13:50 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Evolution14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Evolution from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/23/meyer.intelligent.design/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/23/meyer.intelligent.design/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile we officially celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" on November 24, celebrations of Darwin's legacy have actually been building in intensity for several years. Darwin is not just an important 19th century scientific thinker. Increasingly, he is a cultural icon.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/23/dawkins.darwin.atheism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/23/dawkins.darwin.atheism/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn November 24, 1859, the first edition of a book that would shake the most deeply established beliefs about life was published in London. What would eventually be known as "The Origin of Species" was the opening shot in a debate that hasn't ended, even 150 years later.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/23/shermer.why.darwin.matters/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/23/shermer.why.darwin.matters/index.html#cnnSTCTextTuesday marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" on November 24, 1859. All 1,250 copies of the initial print run of the book were scooped up by readers eager to see the British naturalist going rogue with his radical new theory of evolution, "By Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life," in the book's full title.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/10/14/darwinopterus.dinosaur.fossil/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/10/14/darwinopterus.dinosaur.fossil/index.html#cnnSTCTextScientists say a very rare find of some 20 fossilized pterodactyls has produced the first clear evidence of a controversial theory of evolution.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/10/01/oldest.human.skeleton/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/10/01/oldest.human.skeleton/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe oldest-known hominid skeleton was a 4-foot-tall female who walked upright more than 4 million years ago and offers new clues to how humans may have evolved, scientists say.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/30/why.women.have.sex/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/30/why.women.have.sex/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat makes a woman want to have sex? Is it physical attraction? Love? Loneliness? Jealousy? Boredom? Painful menstrual cramps?Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:18:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20307814,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20307814,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnBut the Growing Pains star says he'd be okay if his kids believed in evolutionFri, 25 Sep 2009 02:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/02/climate.change.sheep/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/02/climate.change.sheep/index.html#cnnSTCTextChanging winter conditions are causing Scotland's wild Soay sheep to get smaller, according to a study that suggests climate change can trump natural selection.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/27/texas.education.evolution/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/27/texas.education.evolution/index.html#cnnSTCTextDueling theories of how the universe was created got a split decision Friday night from the Texas Board of Education, which required examination of "all sides of scientific evidence" in new science standards, but rejected language requiring teachers to teach the "strengths and weaknesses" of scientific theories.Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/25/texas.evolution.teaching/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/25/texas.evolution.teaching/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Texas Board of Education this week will vote on science standards that critics say seek to cast doubt on the theory of evolution.Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/12/darwin.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/12/darwin.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish naturalist Charles Darwin shocked Victorian society when he suggested that humans evolved from animals over millions of years, and his theories still spark controversy.Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/12/darwin.birthday/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/12/darwin.birthday/index.html#cnnSTCTextBefore there was an extensive fossil record, DNA sequencing or even a basic understanding of genetics, there was Charles Darwin.Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/21/tenthings.changedtheworld/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/21/tenthings.changedtheworld/index.html#cnnSTCTextImagine a world without zero: The magic number that has given us everything from simple algebra to quantum physics, which forms the basis of modern computing in binary code and which, less profoundly, but perhaps more importantly, lets us know when we've drained our bank account with one too many shopping trips.Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:05:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1841336,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1841336,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsScientists have unearthed a camel jawbone in the Syrian desert that they think may be a previously unknown tiny species of the animal and say dates back a million yearsMon, 15 Sep 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1838906,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1838906,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsScientists have mapped the cascade of genetic changes that turn normal cells in the brain and pancreas into two of the most lethal cancersThu, 04 Sep 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/14/bigfoot.body/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/14/bigfoot.body/index.html#cnnSTCTextA policeman and a former corrections officer say that on Friday they will unveil evidence of what they claim is their biggest find ever: the body of Bigfoot.Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1829083,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1829083,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA U.S. scientist said Sunday he has discovered the globe's tiniest species of snake in the easternmost Caribbean island of BarbadosSun, 03 Aug 2008 22:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1818030,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1818030,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsScientists unearthed a skull of the most primitive four-legged creature in Earth's history, which should help them better understand the evolution of fish to advanced animals that walk on landThu, 26 Jun 2008 00:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1714803,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1714803,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFlorida's public school science standards for the first time will use the word "evolution"Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/12/13/evolution.speedup/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/12/13/evolution.speedup/index.html#cnnSTCTextEvolution isn't finished with us. Scientists using data from the HapMap Project, a large scale effort to identify variations in human genes, have discovered evidence that evolution is actually accelerating. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/traveltips/09/05/cybertrips.chicago.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/traveltips/09/05/cybertrips.chicago.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextSummer heat is winding down on the Lake Michigan lakefront and winter's cold wind is still months away, making this a great time to visit Chicago. And a few minutes on the Internet will show you there's more than enough going on to keep you entertained.Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:17:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1650972,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1650972,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSurprising fossils dug up in Africa are creating messy kinks in the iconic straight line of human evolution with its knuckle-dragging ape and briefcase-carrying manWed, 08 Aug 2007 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1643526,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1643526,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA famed Brazilian scientist goes to jail for stealing jungle animals. But he says his conviction is pure monkey businessThu, 19 Jul 2007 14:55:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1632733,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1632733,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe remains of a giant, birdlike dinosaur as tall as the formidable tyrannosaur have been found in China, a surprising discovery that indicates a more complicated evolutionary process for birds than originally thoughtThu, 14 Jun 2007 17:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/05/debate.evolution/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/05/debate.evolution/index.htmlDuring the first GOP presidential debate last month in California, three Republican candidates raised eyebrows by indicating they did not subscribe to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/11/27/tbr.ecuador/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/11/27/tbr.ecuador/index.htmlRafael Correa, a leftist nationalist who is friendly with Venezuela's anti-U.S. president, defeated banana tycoon Alvaro Noboa in Ecuador's presidential runoff on Sunday, partial results indicated. Here is our guide to the country and the vote.Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/05/cover.story/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/05/cover.story/index.html(Time.com) -- It's a debate that long predates Darwin, but the anti-religion position is being promoted with increasing insistence by scientists angered by intelligent design and excited, perhaps intoxicated, by their disciplines' increasing ability to map, quantify and change the nature of human experience.Sun, 05 Nov 2006 08:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/07/31/birdflu.ferrets/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/07/31/birdflu.ferrets/index.htmlInitial results from tests using ferrets suggest the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has to undergo complex genetic changes before it could develop into a pandemic flu virus.Mon, 31 Jul 2006 23:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/07/31/bird.flu.ferrets/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/07/31/bird.flu.ferrets/index.htmlTests using ferrets suggest that the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has to undergo complex genetic changes before it could develop into a pandemic flu virus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/03/07/reeve.cancer.background/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/03/07/reeve.cancer.background/index.htmlAlthough Dana Reeve said that she had never smoked, most lung cancers are associated with smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke.Tue, 07 Mar 2006 14:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/02/07/papua.species.reut/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/02/07/papua.species.reut/index.htmlScientists say they have found a "Lost World" in an Indonesian mountain jungle, home to dozens of exotic new species of birds, butterflies, frogs and plants.Tue, 07 Feb 2006 07:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/20/otsc.toobin/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/20/otsc.toobin/index.htmlA public school cannot mandate "intelligent design," a concept critics liken to creationism, for its science classes, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled Tuesday.Tue, 20 Dec 2005 17:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/20/intelligent.design/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/20/intelligent.design/index.htmlA Pennsylvania school district cannot teach in science classes a concept that says some aspects of science were created by a supernatural being, a federal judge has ruled.Tue, 20 Dec 2005 16:32:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/22/commentary/column_hays/hays/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/22/commentary/column_hays/hays/index.htmIntelligent design may be of questionable value for schools and universities but it is exactly what General Motors needs!Tue, 22 Nov 2005 13:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/11/08/evolution.debate.ap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/11/08/evolution.debate.ap/index.htmlAt the risk of re-igniting the same heated nationwide debate it sparked six years ago, the Kansas Board of Education approved new public school science standards Tuesday that cast doubt on the theory of evolution.Tue, 08 Nov 2005 21:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/09/27/evolution.trial.ap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/09/27/evolution.trial.ap/index.htmlA school district is undermining science education by raising false doubts about evolution and offering "intelligent design" as an alternative explanation for life's origins, a biologist testified at the start of a landmark trial.Tue, 27 Sep 2005 14:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/08/19/spark.species/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/08/19/spark.species/index.htmlA group of London-based scientists hope computer software they are creating will help uncover previously unknown plant and animal species.Fri, 19 Aug 2005 14:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/05/12/visionary.pillinger/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/05/12/visionary.pillinger/index.htmlAt the beginning of 2001, with Mars Express (MEx) and Beagle 2 progressing well towards what everyone thought would be an epic journey to Mars, the European Space Agency (ESA) called together a group of 10 Experts in Space Exploration.Thu, 12 May 2005 13:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/22/pf/namethatmonkey/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/22/pf/namethatmonkey/index.htmHow much would you pay to name a new species? It's a mammal. Now how much would you pay? Not only is it a mammal, it's a monkey, a cute, furry little primate from the Bolivian rainforest.Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/12/23/babytalk.evolution/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/12/23/babytalk.evolution/index.htmlA Florida anthropologist believes she can explain the origin of "baby talk," and claims it could have triggered the development of language far earlier than commonly believed.Thu, 23 Dec 2004 15:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/11/18/great.apes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/11/18/great.apes/index.htmlScientists in Spain announced Thursday that they've unearthed a 13 million-year-old fossilized skeleton of an ape that is possibly a common ancestor of humans and great apes, including orangutans, bonobos, chimps and gorillas.Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/04/16/pinker/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/04/16/pinker/index.htmlAccording to Steven Pinker, every human exclamation, every chuckle, every expression of love stems not from life experience, but from millions of years of human development.Fri, 16 Apr 2004 13:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/03/05/297824/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/03/05/297824/index.htmA few weeks ago, Shaun Holliday was flipping burgers. Now, flush with venture capital, he's searching Oak Brook, Ill., for loftlike digs for his high-tech startup, eMac Digital. But this isn't anot...Mon, 05 Mar 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/09/289310/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/09/289310/index.htmIn the year 2010 there appeared, in one incandescent burst, a new species of Man. And by Man, we mean Woman also. The new species of human being, so designated because it was incapable of mating wi...Mon, 09 Oct 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/04/13/240832/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/04/13/240832/index.htmIn case you haven't been following the titanic wars of the software giants, you should know that Sun Microsystems is engaged in what it thinks of as a death battle with Microsoft. Sun is pushing a ...Mon, 13 Apr 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/12/14/77232/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/12/14/77232/index.htmFriends, we were shocked at the reaction to our recent (November 2) essay on beauty -- the one asking earnestly which colleges have the highest pulchritude quotients. It seems that guys today are n...Mon, 14 Dec 1992 05:01:00 EST