Something is wrong here. When I typed "peppered moths" into Google, up popped a listing of pages claiming to expose the famed study as faulty science. Anyone with an understanding of natural selection and evolution can quickly see through the pages' creationist underpinnings and find the myriad mistakes in their claims. To the many people who are still forming opinions about the topics, however, the sheer number of these web pages -- even though they are mainly repeats of the same purposely erroneous information -- may lead them to the wrong conclusion. This includes college students, who will "google" just about anything and everything. Perhaps we need to use the same tactics to ensure that the scientifically accurate story is told.
======================= Leslie Mertz, Ph.D. educator Wayne State University
