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Mark Perakh dies

  • May 13th, 2013
Mark PerakhMark Perakh

The physicist Mark Perakh, a notable critic of creationism, died on May 7, 2013, at the age of 88, according to The Panda's Thumb blog (May 12, 2013).

Polling Muslims on evolution

  • May 10th, 2013
Pew Research Center

A new report discussing a poll of Muslims around the globe suggests (PDF, p. 132) that "[m]any Muslims around the world believe in evolution."

A preview of Evolution vs. Creationism

  • May 10th, 2013
Evolution vs. Creationism, second edition

NCSE is pleased to offer a free preview (PDF) of Eugenie C. Scott's Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction, second edition (Greenwood Press/University of California Press, 2009) in honor of her impending retirement as NCSE's executive director.

"Intelligent design" legislation in Texas dies

  • May 7th, 2013

Texas's House Bill 285 died in the House Committee on Higher Education on May 6, 2013, when the deadline for House committees to pass House bills expired.

Christian de Duve dies

  • May 6th, 2013
Christian de DuveChristian de Duve

The eminent biologist Christian de Duve died on May 4, 2013, at the age of 95, according to the de Duve Institute.

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