"Darwins theory that we evolved from the apes is contested. Modern science now believes we could be a seperate species with similarites to the apes."

WHO contests it? That guy in Cincinnatti with the anti-evolution musuem?

And 'modern science' as a generalization does not believe any such thing! You can find two members of ANY group who will swear to almost anything. Almost ALL reasoned research now accepts that apes and man had common ancestors and is just trying to work out the precise order and placement.

If anyone really wants to dig deeply into how evolution fits into the study of the Earth's past, and be astounded at some of the precursors too, try reading "The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History" by Stephen Jay Gould.

By focusing on the very most ancient fossils known, the essential arguments of evolution are highlighted. Be warned...this is not something you skim for 30 minutes and dismiss...or accept. It requires thinking and sorting to grasp the relationships being considered.

(Note...the Burgess Shale is but a short distance from Bruce (Peace)...on the Alberta/British Columbia border. It is probably the most significant fossil record on the planet: more important than even the primate finds. I wish I had an excuse to go there and just look.)