1 May 2006
New fossils illuminate the evolution of land vertebrates from fish

24 February 2006
A novel look at life's unfolding diversity
A review of The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution, by Richard Dawkins

18 January 2006
University of Michigan evolutionary theme semester
Geneticist Svante Pääbo speaks on chimpanzee genome

16 July 2005
An exchange on science, evolution and intelligent design

5 November 2004
Fossil discovery rewrites human history

6 May 2004
Scientists identify a gene that may block HIV

25 July 2003
Oldest modern human fossil discovered in Ethiopia

7 May 2003
Human Genome Project completed: an extraordinary scientific achievement

24 February 2003
New findings on Stonehenge point to continent-wide socio-cultural network

14 January 2003
New DNA research points to origins of dogs

14 August 2002
New fossil may revise the timeline for hominid evolution

1 July 2002
On the death of paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould

20 April 2002
Research suggests a more complex evolution and spread of modern humans

28 February 2001
A remarkable achievement for mankind
Scientists release a map of the human genome

4 September 2000
US National Institute of Health announces new guidelines for embryo stem cell research

22 August 2000
Scientists achieve cellular transformation of bone marrow stem cells into nerve cells

15 August 2000
The human genome project: science, society and superstition

27 July 2000
WSWS correspondence on the human genome project

11 July 2000
Human Genome Project: First scientific milestone of the twenty-first century

29 May 2000
New fossil discovery shows earlier human migration out of Africa

20 December 1999
A scientific milestone: Scientists unravel genetic code for human chromosome 22

5 May 1999
New fossil find provides important clues to man's prehistory

30 December 1998
A highly significant discovery
Oldest human-like fossil uncovered in South Africa

27 November 1998
Book review:
T. H. Huxley and the rise of modern science

25 August 1998
Science v. Religion: The history and significance of the 1925 Scopes trial

4 October 1996
The fate of Soviet genetics

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20 January 1999
A materialist examination of human consciousness: Nancy Russell reviews Consciousness Explained by Daniel C. Dennett

4 November 1998
The Fifth Miracle: The Search for
the Origins of Life by Paul Davies:
Scientific controversies and a
touch of mysticism