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• Fossil hailed as Man's ancestor is 'not even close relative' The fossilized lemur Darwinius masillae is not an ancestor of man and, even by evolutionary paradigms, appears to have left no modern descendants. The Times (London, UK). Oct 23, 2009.
• The Angry Evolutionist Richard Dawkins criticizes creationists who challenge evolution due to the absence of transitional forms, asserting they are not needed to demonstrate that evolution is a fact. Newsweek. Sep 25, 2009.
• Appendix May Be Useful Organ After All Once thought to be an evolution vestige, is now known to possess critical funtions. LiveScience. Aug 24 2009.
• Intelligently Designed Life Only Months Away Although it may pose great threat. Times Online Aug. 21, 2009
• Evolution Coverage Improves, Review Finds US public school's science standards cover evolution more extensively than they did nearly a decade ago. Education Week. August 12, 2009.
• Creationism theme park caught in tax dispute A federal judge has cleared the way for the government’s seizure of a creationism theme park in Pensacola. WorldNetDaily. August 07, 2009
• Creationist exams comparable to international A-levels according to the National Recognition Information Centre's evaluation of International Certificate of Christian Education curriculum. The Guardian. July 31, 2009
• Weak Link: Fossil Darwinius Has Its Fifteen Minutes Outside experts now reject the claim that the lemur fossil, "Ida," represents a missing link between man and simian. Scientific American. July 22, 2009.
• Archaeologists discover King Herod's quarry Israeli archaeologists have uncovered an ancient quarry where they believe King Herod extracted stones for the construction of the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago. Associated Press. July 6, 2009.
• In Darwin Anniversary Year, Zogby Poll Reveals Majority Support for Intelligent Design, Doubts about Darwinism Evolution News & Views. June 30, 2009
• God and Science Don't Mix A scientist can be a believer. But professionally, at least, he can't act like one. Wall Street Journal. June 26, 2009
• World's Fastest Flyer Is a Hummingbird? Researchers recently calculated dives averagin 385 times his own body length a second, experiencing almost ten times the force of gravity, or ten Gs. National Geographic News. June 12, 2009
• Ancient handle with Hebrew text found in Jerusalem. Archeologists reported finding a jar handle bearing an inscription translating as "To Menahem" in a dig near the Mount of Olives. The handle dates back nearly 3,000 years, a date compatible with the reign of King Menahem of Israel. Associated Press, 20 May 2009.
• California youth prevails in suit on teacher's comment about creationism Federal judge ruled that a public high school history teacher violated the First Amendment when he called creationism "superstitious nonsense" during a classroom lecture. San Jose Mercury News. May 5, 2009.
• Graduate School Sues Texas Agency Over Academic Discrimination The ICR Graduate School is suing the Texas Higher Ed Coordinating Board, its commissioner, and several of its members for unconstitutional discrimination in their handling of the School's application for accreditation. Christian Newswire. April 21, 2009.
• As Texas goes, so goes the nation on textbooks The State Board of Education adopted science standards that call on students to “evaluate and critique scientific explanations” including the evidence on evolution-related topics like the fossil record, natural selection as an evolutionary mechanism, the complexity of the cell, and the common ancestry of humans and animals. Washington Examiner. April 9, 2009.
• The End of Christian America The percentage of self-identified Christians has fallen 10 points in the past two decades suggesting what our nation is about to become. Newsweek. Apr 4, 2009.
• Predator X was the most fearsome animal ever to swim the oceans A recently discovered candidate for the Biblical leviathan is described as the most fearsome animal ever to swim in the oceans. The Times. March 17, 2009.
• More Bible proof: Temple relics unearthed. Archaeologists, in a village south of Jerusalem, found an ancient warehouse containing pottery and seals dating back to the reign of King Hezekiah. WorldNetDaily. February 24, 2009.
• Darwin on a Godless Creation: "It's like confessing to a murder" Darwin's heretical theories meant the end of his belief in creation by God. Scientific American. February 12, 2009
• Happy Darwin Day? Jonathan Wells comments on the international campaign that is now under way to declare Feb 12th Darwin Day. The Washington Times. February 12, 2009
• Seven signs of evolution in action Darwin's 200th birthday is honored by illustrating classic examples of variation within a kind (microevolution), which remains the only evidence to support Darwin's theory of macroevolution. MSNBC. Feb. 11, 2009.
• Vatican to discuss intelligent design The Vatican will include discussion of intelligent design in a conference March 3-7 marking the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species. USA TODAY. February 11, 2009.
• Darwin, Intelligent Design, and Freedom of Discovery on Evolutionists' Holy Day Intelligent design advocates hope for a return to academic freedom by calling February 12th "Academic Freedom Day". February 10, 2009. U.S. News & World Report.
• Louisiana Creates: New Pro-Intelligent Design Rules for Teachers Board of Elementary and Secondary Education adopted a policy that gives teachers license to use materials outside of the regular curriculum to teach alternative scientific theories, such as intelligent design. January 15, 2009. Science Insider.
• Like it or not, you pay for faith in evolution A case is on the way to the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the use of federal taxpayer funds to endorse the beliefs of religious groups that promote belief in evolution. WorldNetDaily. January 09, 2009
• TBSE Critiques Misleading Propaganda Obscuring Education Issues Recent poll by an anticreation activist group has been claiming that there is essentially no controversy over origins or how they are taught. Texans for Better Science Education. January 5, 2009.
• Still clueless about origin of life A study of over 60 relevant research papers in the fields of genetics, astrobiology, and space science concludes that science has no clue about how life began. Nature. December, 23 2008.
• The Latest Face of Creationism in the Classroom Creationists who want religious ideas taught as scientific fact in public schools continue to adapt to courtroom defeats. By Glenn Branch and Eugenie C. Scott, Scientific American. December, 2008
• Scientists abandon global warming 'lie' 650 leading scientists plan to dissent at a United Nations climate change conference in Poland. December 11, 2008. WorldNetDaily
• Did our cosmos exist before the big bang? Loop quantum cosmology suggests a theory of a recycling universe, which bounces and starts expanding again. by Anil Ananthaswamy. New Scientist. December 10, 2008
• School in clear over teaching creation A Christian school in Australia that teaches a biblical view of creation in science classes has been cleared of breaching state curriculum requirements for the teaching of evolution. The Sydney Morning Herald. December 9, 2008
• Bush Says Creation 'Not Incompatible' With Evolution President says in televised interview the Bible is "probably not" literally true and that a belief God created the world is compatible with the theory of evolution. FOX News. December 09, 2008.
• God and Evolution Can Co-Exist, Scientist Insists A scientist is going public with his Christian belief in God and acceptance of evolution in the wake of the Dover, Pa., school trial. FOX News. November 20, 2008
• DNA of Ice Age's Woolly Mammoth's Mapped Their groundbreaking achievement has them contemplating a once unimaginable future when certain prehistoric species might one day be resurrected. by Seth Borenstein, Discovery News. Nov. 19, 2008

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