Suggests a course suitable for the general education of all college students using biological topics as a bridge between sciences and humanities. (AL)

Investigates the level of students' understanding of the concept of evolution of natural selection. Sixty-three first year British university students with an advanced-level biology background participated in this study. (HM)

Discusses the nature and consequences of organisms' adaptation to new environments, including examples of adaptation and tolerance, aliens, adventives and invaders, vacant niches, arrival and fate of an adventure, hybridization with native organisms, and invasion without introduction by humans. (DS)