News in Brief The Evolution of Anti-Evolution Laws A biologist uses Darwin's theory to understand the history of creationist "academic freedom" and "science education" laws. Nathan Collins
Environment Even Atheists Intuitively Believe in a Creator New research suggests seeing the natural world as purposefully created is our default setting. Tom Jacobs
Education Legislating Uncertainty: An Evolving Strategy Rebuffed in the courtroom, critics of evolution head to the statehouse to see their views represented in the classroom. Lewis Beale