Darwin's dangerous idea: Top 10 evolution articles
By NEW SCIENTIST
Added: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:00:00 UTC
Thanks to Vaal for the link.
150 years after Darwin proposed it, evolution by natural selection continues to be both a battleground and a hotbed of ideas.
Scientists continue to respond to the latest attacks from creationists, and at the same time propose profound new ideas about evolution. This year has seen perceptions of the virus change from disease-causing villain to evolutionary hero, and the emergence of a new force of evolution - the absence of natural selection.
Since its redesign in November, NewScientist.com is making the last 12 months' of articles free for everyone to read. Here, in case you missed them, are our top 10 in-depth articles about evolution.
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