We’re going to attempt to settle the evolution debate once and for all in this article, based on an episode of Misconceptions ...

The counter to these misconceptions is that evolution is not a linear hierarchy—it’s more like a messy web. Multiple lines can break off from one population; populations can gain traits and ...

Thus, there are a lot of widely held misconceptions about evolution. One of the most damaging is that religious beliefs are incompatible with the basic tenets of evolution, preventing individuals ...

The overwhelming majority of scientists agree that humans evolved over time, yet misconceptions about human evolution persist in American society for a few reasons. One reason is that evolution is ...

And if you’re among the many people who are confused by common misconceptions about evolution––for example, if you think it’s something that only happened in the past, or that it moves ...

Correct misconceptions about the process of evolution when they occur (e.g., we didn't evolve from apes, but we share a common ancestor with the apes that exist today; evolution happens in ...

We break down some common myths about our early human ancestors—and what makes our species, ‘Homo sapiens,’ so different from ...