Ever wonder what’s with all that God business? Pascal Boyer offers some answers in Religion Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Thought (Basic Books). Mr. Boyer, a professor of collective ...

Neanderthals left behind various clues about their enigmatic lives. But less is known about their spiritual sides. Some ...

Q: If one accepts Darwinian evolution, how can one truly reconcile that theory with religion as practiced by most Americans? Even if evolution doesn't conflict with the existence of a God, it does ...

My work is at a nexus between evolutionary psychology and the psychology of religion. I often wonder things like why religions evolved different food practices and why they have different religious ...

Robert Shedinger will discuss his work around Darwinian skepticism on Oct. 3. What happens when a professor of religion looks into the scientific literature of evolution biology? That was for Robert ...

Linnaeus's Systema Naturae charts life. Swedish botanist Carl von Linne, writing under the Latin name Linnaeus, attempts to classify all life on Earth. He publishes the first edition of Systema ...

As evolution remains a contentious issue for many public schools, a new survey suggests views on the question are driven by religious affiliation more than level of education. Overall, six in 10 ...