 According to New Scientist, 59 schools around the United Kingdom used, or planned to use the Truth in Science information packs.The New Scientist article stated that Truth in Science circulated the material with the intention of countering the teaching of evolution in science classes, and that the information packs "promote the notion that life on Earth was created through intelligent design, a euphemism for the biblical story of creation".The BBC News website reported the reaction to the information packs from the United Kingdom Department for Education and Skills