Science

Teflon Chemical Called a Likely Carcinogen

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2006 The no-stick material will have a hard time sliding this one off: "likely contributor to cancer." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Vatican Begins to Thaw on Evolution

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2006 The official Vatican newspaper lauds a judge in Pennsylvania for tossing intelligent design out of the classroom. Anyone hear the galloping of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Gov’t Studying “Hyperspace” Drive, Magazine Says

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2006 Theoretical engine could make interstellar travel a reality. | more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dover, Pa., Officially Calls “Intelligent Design” Unintelligent

Staff / Truthdig Jan 4, 2006 School board votes to strip much-maligned policy from classes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Intelligent Ruling on Intelligent Design

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 21, 2005 It's good to know that some of our judges are standing up to the fundamentalists A federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled today that a public school district can't require the inclusion of "intelligent design" in biology classes as an alternative to evolution See story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )