Category - science

April 7, 2010

Fruit, veg and unhealthy ‘reporting additives’

If you’re a hard-pressed parent or guardian trying to encourage your child to eat a bit more healthily with their ‘five-a-day’ portions of fruit and veg, your job has just been made unnecessarily harder by the BBC and other media outlets.
February 22, 2010

Evolutionary biology a stimulus to theology, says US professor

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is a "cold bath" for theology, but also a stimulus to Christian theologians to think bold and enlivening new thoughts about God, says a Georgetown University professor.
November 30, 2009

Science and faith must work together on climate change, say Canadians

“We believe the United Nations Climate Change Conference is a place where faith and science must intersect” says an open letter posted on The United Church of Canada’s website ahead of the vital Copenhagen meeting.
February 12, 2009

Darwin and religion
February 2, 2009

Scientific confusions about religion

In the scientific community, there has been a significant increase in sightings of articles and studies on the "science" of religion, says Douglas Anderson. But they don't necessarily prove very enlightening.
December 16, 2008

The Incompatibility of Science and Religion

Richard Dawkins and others claim that science and religion are incompatible. Others argue that on a more sophisticated view there is only the appearance of a clash. Who is right?
November 7, 2008

Science teachers' confusion about creationism
September 18, 2008

Professor Reiss and science education
September 18, 2008

Concern at the treatment of senior science educator in creationism row

A leading British scientific institution is facing criticism for its effective dismissal of a leading scientist after he made remarks about creationism in the classroom that it admits were misinterpreted by the media.
September 16, 2008

Vatican announces academic conference on Darwin and after

The Vatican has announced an upcoming international conference on "Biological Evolution: Facts and Theories. A Critical Appraisal 150 years after 'The Origin of Species'", to mark the Darwin celebrations and build the science-theology dialogue.