• In Teleology Debate, Time for Tolerance by Paul Greenberg, The Arizona Daily Star, December 27, 2005

• Why the Court's Dover Decision Is a Triumph for Religion as well as Science by Brian W. Ogilvie, History News Network, December 26, 2005

•  Talk of the Nation's Science Friday Interview of Barbara Forrest to discuss the decision in Kitzmiller v. Dover,  December 23, 2005

• Designs on Science by Charles F. Austerberry, Science and Theology News, December 21, 2005

• Judge Strikes Down ID, Denies Science-Religion Rift by Julia C. Keller, Science and Theology News, December 20, 2005

• Federal Judge: Intelligent Design Unconstitutional by Amy Worden, Philadelphia Inquirer, December 20, 2005

• Court Rejects Intelligent Design in Science Class, CNN.com, December 20, 2005

• Scientists, Teachers, Clergy Hail Court Ruling American Institute of Physics News Service, December 20, 2005
  

• What the Dover Case Says by Timothy Sandefur, Panda's Thumb, December 20, 2005
  

• Intelligent Design Might Be Meeting Its Maker by Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times, December 4, 2005

• Darwin Under the Microscope by Michael Powell, The Washington Post, November 29, 2005
  

• Darwin on Trial, The New Yorker, November 28, 2005
  

• Darwin on the Cover of Newsweek, reviewed by the NCSE, November 25, 2005

• Phony Theory, False Conflict: 'Intelligent Design' Foolishly Pits Evolution Against Faith by Charles Krauthammer, The Washington Post, November 18, 2005

• Kansas Ought Not Dabble with Science, The Lincoln Journal-Star, November 11, 2005

• Is It Science Yet?, Washington University Law Quarterly, reviewed by the NCSE, October 20, 2005
  

• Raising the Level of Evolution Education by Charles F. Austerberry, Science and Theology News, October 14, 2005

• Famed Philosopher of Evolution Discusses History of Conflict over Darwinism by Eitan Kastner, The Commentator, October 11, 2005
  

• The Whole World, from Whose Hands?, by Dan Vergano and Cathy Lynn Grossman , USA Today, October 11, 2005

• Can God, Evolution Coexist?  Most Think Religion, Darwinism Don’t Contradict by Scott Rothschild, Lawrence Journal-World, October 9, 2005

• Descent of Man in Dover by Sallie Baliunas, Tech Central Station,  October 7, 2005
  

• Seeing Creation and Evolution in Grand Canyon by Jodi Wilgoren, New York Times, October 6, 2005

• Faith Healers and Physicians — Teaching Pseudoscience by Mandate by
  Robert S. Schwartz, M.D., New England Journal of Medicine, October 6, 2005

• Controversial Cardinal Pays Tribute to Darwin, MSNBC, October 4, 2005

• Finding My Religion: Local High School Biology Teacher, Jessica Rice, on Teaching Evolution and the Debate around "Intelligent Design" by David Ian Miller, SF Gate , October 3, 2005

• For the Anti-Evolutionists, Hope in High Places by George Johnson,  New York Times, October 2, 2005

• A Matter of Faith, Not Science by Leonard Pitts Jr. , Seattle Times,  October 2, 2005
  

• Intelligent Design Case to Undergo 2-Pronged Test by Bill Toland, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, October 2, 2005

• Debate Club: Is Teaching Intelligent Design Illegal? by Francis J. Beckwith and Douglas Laycock, Legal Affairs, September 26-30, 2005

• Intelligent Design Tied to Creationism in Dover Trial by Bill Toland, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, September 28, 2005

• Scientific Support for 'Intelligent Design' Disputed by Robert S. Boyd (Knight Ridder Newspapers writer), Miami Herald, September 27,  2005
  

• Agreeing Only to Disagree on God's Place in Science, by George Johnson, New York Times, September 27, 2005
  

• Intelligent Design Court Battle Begins by Martha Raffaele (Associated Press writer), ABC News, September 26, 2005

• A Web of Faith, Law and Science in Evolution Suit by Laurie Goodstein, New York Times, September 26, 2005

• New Analyses Bolster Central Tenets of Evolution Theory by Rick Weiss and David Brown, Washington Post, September 26, 2005
  

• Official: It's Evolution or the Bible, not Both by Scott Rothschild, The Lawrence Journal-World, September 24, 2005
  

• Challenged by Creationists, Mueums Answer Back by Cornelia Dean, New York Times, September 20, 2005
  

• ID Goes on Trial This Month in Pennsylvania School Case by Constance Holden, Science, September 16, 2005
  

• AAAS Statement on Changes to Kansas Science Education Standards by John Staver, September 13, 2005
  
  
• Interview of Author Michael Ruse by Greg Ross, The American Scientist Online Bookshelf, September 2005
  
  
• NU Offers Exhibit On Darwin's Theory On Evolution, Nebraska StatePaper.com,
  September 08, 2005
  

• Supporters of Evolution Theory Show Their Religious Stripes by Sean Cavanagh, Education Week,  August 31, 2005
  

• Evolving Opinion of One Man by Danny Westneat, The Seattle Times,  Wednesday, August 24, 2005

• Evolution: Just Teach It by Eugenie C. Scott and Glenn Branch, USA Today, August 14, 2005

• Students Torn Over Life's Origins by Juan Antonio Lizama, Richmond Times Dispatch, June 7, 2005

• Evangelicals Divided over Evolution by Paul Nussbaum of The Philadelphia Inquirer, also carried June  4, 2005 in the Monterey County Herald

• Master Planned: Why Intelligent Design Isn’t  by H. Allen Orr, The New Yorker, May 30, 2005

• Majority of Physicians Give the Nod to Evolution Over Intelligent Design  HCD Research, May 23, 2005

• Darwin's Theory Evolves into Culture War by Lisa Anderson, Chicago Tribune, May 22, 2005

• Monkey Trial or Kangaroo Court? by  Stan Cox, AlterNet,  May 19, 2005

• Creating a Controversy by Chris Mooney, American Prospect Online , May 16, 2005

•  The Evolution of Creationism by Ellen Goodman, The Seattle Times,  May 13, 2005
  

• What Matters in Kansas: The Evolution of Creationism by William Saletan, Slate, May 11, 2005
  
  
• Creationism vs. Intelligent Design: Is There a Difference?  by Daniel Engber, Slate, May 10, 2005
  

• Tom Teepen, Cox News Service columnist, commented on the hearings in Kansas in an essay carried May 10, 2005 by the Omaha World-Herald under the heading Our Own Intelligence On the Line: 'Intelligent Design.'  It's available without cost or registration at Tom Teepen's web site, as Catching Up with the 19th Century On Evolution.
  

• Barnum on Steroids by Jason S. Miller,  published in the May 9, 2005 issue of The Baltimore Chronicle.  The writer confuses Kansas State University geologist Keith Miller with Brown University biologist Kenneth Miller, and may be a bit more caustic than necessary, but he also makes some good points and includes some enlightening quotations.

• Scientist Puts Faith in Evolution Debate by Nina J. Easton published in the May 8, 2005, issue of The Boston Globe.

• Fundamental Questions: America Debates the Place of Darwin and God in Schools   published in the May 7, 2005, issue of The Independent.
  

• Written Testimony from Kansas Board of Education Hearings May 5-7, 2005

• Now Evolving in Biology Classes: A Testier Climate by G. Jeffrey MacDonald,
  Christian Science Monitor, May 3, 2005
  

• Evolutionary War by Peter Dizikes, Boston Globe, May 1, 2005
  

• Intelligent Design: Who Has Designs on Your Students' Minds? by Geoff Brumfiel, Nature, April 28, 2005.
  

• A Catechism of Creation: An Episcopal Understanding produced by the Committee on Science, Technology and Faith of the Episcopal Church.  An announcement describing the document was posted March 28, 2005.
  

• The Mess Behind the Message by Glenn Branch, The Daily Citizen, April 7, 2005

• "Does Seattle Group 'Teach Controversy' or Contribute To It?" by Linda Shaw, Seattle Times, March 31, 2005
  
  
• Scientists Right to Boycott Evolution Hearings by Randy Scholfield, Wichita Eagle, March 30, 2005

• Creation Conflict in Schools, NewsHour (PBS), March 28, 2005

• 'Call to Arms' on Evolution by Dan Vergano and Greg Toppo, USA-Today, March 23, 2005
  

• Faith, Science, and Nature's Mysteries by J. Emmett Duffy, printed in the Hampton Roads Daily Press, March 20, 2005
  

• Why So Many Find the Anti-Evolution Argument Appealing by Charles A. Israel, posted online at the History News Network  March 14, 2005
  

• Battle Over Teaching Evolution Intensifies by Peter Slevin of the Washington Post, printed March 14, 2005 in the Lincoln Journal-Star
  

• Quarks and Creation radio interview of John Polkinghorne on American Public Media's Speaking of Faith  aired March 13, 2005
  

• Evolving Sequel to Bryan's Last Campaign by Chuck Austerberry, printed March 7, 2005 in the Lincoln Journal-Star (JournalStar.com version lacks endnotes and hyperlinks)
  

• Review of Debating Design: From Darwin to DNA  The book was co-edited by intelligent design theorist William Dembski and philosopher Michael Ruse.  This review by University of Nebraska-Lincoln philosopher Dan D. Crawford appeared March 4, 2005 in the Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
  

• Science Standards Debated: Committee Members Spar over Evolution’s Place in State’s Science Standards by Michael Strand, Salina Journal, March 10, 2005

• Evolution Controversy in our Schools , a letter sent by Bruce Alberts, President of the U.S. National Academy of Science, to members March 4, 2005

• Creationism, Pluralism and the Compromising of Science: The Trouble with 'Teaching the Controversy' by Joe Kaplinsky, Spiked, March 1, 2005
  

• U.S. Science Students Will Lose Out by  Eric Baerren, Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun, February 25, 2005

• Intelligent Denials by Chris Mooney, American Prospect Online, February 22, 2005
  

• Board Gets a Lesson by Barbara Hollingsworth, Topeka Capital-Journal, February 24, 2005 (Note: requires registration)
  

• Shenanigans in Kansas posted February 18, 2005 by the National Center for Science Education.  The Kansas State Board of Education, with support from some legislators in Topeka, seems intent on placing antievolutionary language in science standards.  Kansas Citizens for Science is asking for help. Through February 28, you can go to an official Kansas state web site (non-Kansas residents are also welcome to comment) to register your opinion regarding both:

• the solid science standards adopted by the majority of the Kansas Science Standards Writing Committee, and 

•  the antievolutionary Minority Report submitted by the eight intelligent design or creationism proponents on the Kansas Science Standards Writing Committee.

• Design for Living by intelligent design theorist Michael J. Behe, in the New York Times, February 7, 2005.  Despite the NRCSE's disagreements with Behe, the specificity of his claims allows us to engage in dialogue. Our disagreements are honest and open.  His scientific conclusions regarding intelligent design have been thoroughly refuted, but at least he recently published some of them in a peer-reviewed paper with enough detail to allow evaluation by other scientists.  Such cannot be said of most other intelligent design theorists.  Nor, unfortunately, do most intelligent design proponents share Behe's views on evolution.  In the essay Behe writes: "Intelligent design proponents . . . do not doubt that evolution occurred."  If only that were true!  In Behe's case it is true; Behe accepts common descent, macroevolution, human evolution from non-human ancestors, etc.   Such acceptance of evolution is obviously not characteristic, however, of those pushing for intelligent design to be taught as an "alternative" to evolution in the public schools.  The only difference (and it's important) between Behe's views and ours is that Behe claims intelligent design is a conclusion derived from scientific evidence.  The vast majority of scientists know that the scientific evidence is actually compatible with many philosophical and religious perspectives, intelligent design being just one of several positions that individuals may adopt for legitimate reasons beyond science.

Interesting responses to Behe's op-ed are available at a web log called The Panda's Thumb, and in the New York Times' letters from readers.

• Is it Time for Another Scopes Trial? by Mary C. Curtis, Knight Ridder Newspapers, February 7, 2005
  
  
• Doubting Darwin by Jerry Adler in the February 7, 2005 issue of Newsweek magazine

• God's Rays by Bryce DeWitt, January 2005 issue of Physics Today (a delightful essay by a retired physicist, reflecting on what's most important in life.  His views are his own - they are not those of the NRCSE - but his human decency and spirit of wonder may be refreshing to us all)
  

• Evolution Takes a Back Seat in U.S. Classes by Cornelia Dean, February 1, 2005 New York Times (note: this link is to excerpts and commentary at the National Center for Science Education web site; there you can, if you wish, click on a link to the original NY Times article that requires a subscription or fee)
  

• Finding Common Ground between God and Evolution by Froma Harrop of the Providence (R.I.) Journal, carried in several other newspapers January 24 or 25, 2005 (including the Omaha World-Herald on January 24).  Link is to The Seattle Times
  

• Stealth Attack on Evolution by Michael D. Lemonick, Noah Isackson, and Jeffrey Ressner, January 31, 2005 issue of TIME magazine
  

• Wedging Creationism into the Academy by Barbara Forrest and Glenn Branch, in the January-February 2005 issue of Academe