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Evolution is one of the best-supported bodies of knowledge in science. Creationism, Creation Science, and Intelligent Design are religious concepts, not science.

When I began researching my family tree, I found people who fought in the Civil War. Most documents shed very little light on life from 1861-1865 in America. So, I got interested in learning about life during the war. Below are 13 resources to help you get started on this journey.

When someone experiences a heart attack, cells in their heart die. Scientists have found two ways to replace the lost cells in rodents. The techniques may one day work in us.

Though Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are considered very different religions today, they have common origins and their holy books contain vast similarities.

I just finished my first school year as a substitute teacher. This is what my experience was like.

This article explores death and the afterlife according to Christian and other viewpoints.

Its hard to find a simple answer to the question, How long do ants live? It could depend on caste, habitat, diet, and a lot of other factors that differ from one species to another. Ants have been around for at least 100 million years, and to this day there are at least 12,000 different ant species.

Anti-Semitism, Racial Purity, Reward Vs. Punishment, and Indifference all played a part in the complicity of the Holocaust, but is complicity really that easily defined when in the context of the greatest crime in history?

Ling Zhang's book is a brilliant environmental history to start with, but is really so much more in an excellent history of unintended consequences, government action, human misery, and state organization and action in a forgotten chapter of China's Hebei province's history.

False reasoning leads to false conclusions and precludes rational thinking and debate. Learn how to recognize and avoid logical fallacies and how to defend yourself against them.

Some saints traveled to Heaven by way of an illumined path. Others, no less holy, journeyed in darkness. These saints teach us how to bear with doubts.

People want to say that Christianity and Paganism are separate, but in fact they are much the same. Read about the pagan elements and traditions of Christianity here.

Ferns are attractive plants with interesting features. They exist in both wild and cultivated forms. The western sword fern is a common and often impressive plant in coastal British Columbia.

Tiny microplastic particles are produced from plastic waste. The particles enter the human body in a variety of ways. Their effects on the body are unknown.

This article will cover 10 of the largest religious gatherings around the world.

The patron of Spanish poets is St. John of the Cross. His most illuminative poetry emerged from the darkness of imprisonment.