Science Is Constantly Evolving

Discover the latest in climate change and evolution education news.

Ear bones
Ear bones
October 18, 2019
The Evolution of Hearing
Mammals exhibit remarkable variety in their sense of hearing; from elephants communicating with infrasonic sounds to bats navigating their environment through echolocation calls at ultrasonic frequencies, many non-human mammals hear outside the typical human hearing range. Interestingly enough,…
Climate change survey chart
Climate change survey chart
October 9, 2019
Climate change accepted by a majority around the world
"That climate change is happening and that humanity is at least partly responsible is a view held by the majority across the world," according to YouGov's report of a new international poll of people in twenty-eight countries and regions. "The climate is changing and human activity is mainly…
Volunteer setting up at Exploratorium
Volunteer setting up at Exploratorium
October 4, 2019
Reaching Adult Learners Through Immersive Experiences
Two college students approach a nurse in a hospital in Taiwan, unsure of what to do. She deftly reads their hesitation, then puts them to work rolling bandages and dispensing medication. Hard at work, they start asking questions about the flu epidemic currently tearing through the hospital. After…
Teacher with students engaging in an experiment
Teacher with students engaging in an experiment
October 1, 2019
The Beauty and Majesty of Science
Late last year, when we began to get serious about updating our website, the design team we were working with asked us to tell them what we liked in a website. So we started looking at the websites of other non-profit organizations with missions similar to NCSE—environmental and educational groups…
RNCSE Volume 39 Issue 4 cover
RNCSE Volume 39 Issue 4 cover
October 1, 2019
RNCSE 39:4 now online
NCSE is pleased to announce that the latest issue of Reports of the National Center for Science Education — volume 39, number 4 — is now available online.  Featured are Kate Carter’s report on NCSE's work equipping Smithsonian volunteers to tackle difficult conversations, Paul Oh's…
Teacher with students in the field
Teacher with students in the field
September 27, 2019
NCSE's Ann Reid on How to Teach Climate Change Effectively
NCSE's executive director Ann Reid contributed "Dry Facts, Debate, Despair: How Not to Teach Climate Change" to Education Week (September 23, 2019). "Dry facts, debate, doom and gloom—teachers striving to teach climate change effectively despite the obstacles to doing so can be forgiven…
Florida bill
Florida bill
September 27, 2019
"Science Education is Under Legislative Attack"
Writing for Scientific American's Observations blog (September 27, 2019), NCSE's deputy director Glenn Branch reviewed the spate of legislative measures in 2019 that threatened the integrity of science education. In his column, "Science Education Is Under Legislative Attack," Branch…
U.S. Capitol building
U.S. Capitol building
September 24, 2019
Resolution to support climate change education introduced in Congress
H. Res. 574, recently introduced in the House of Representatives, would, if adopted, express the House's support for "teaching climate change in public and private schools at all grade levels." The resolution observes that "there is a broad consensus among climate scientists that the human…
Director of Teacher Support Lin Andrews checking in with students
Director of Teacher Support Lin Andrews checking in with students
September 24, 2019
Lin Andrews: Creating Meaningful Professional Development for Teachers
NCSE’s newest team member is Lin Andrews, who will serve as Director of Teacher Support beginning in late fall. Andrews comes to NCSE from the Independent School in Wichita, Kansas, where she where she rotates between teaching six different curricula, including AP and grade-level biology, anatomy,…

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