Science Is Constantly Evolving
Discover the latest in climate change and evolution education news.
Larry Flammer, a master biology teacher, died on December 13, 2017, at the age of 83, according to e-mail from his family. He was famous in the community of biology educators for his devotion to evolution education. He was largely responsible for the creation and administration of the website of…
In 2017, NCSE’s Science Booster Club program expanded nationally, providing free, engaging educational opportunities to more than 120,000 people in ten states: Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Virginia, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Maryland, Tennessee, and Texas. Our teacher micro-grant program also…
A beloved holiday tradition returns.’Twas the night before Kitzmas and all through the land,No creationist was stirring, not even Ken Ham;The briefs had been drafted and filed with great care,In hopes that Judge Jones’s decision’d be fair;The plaintiffs were nestled all snug in their beds…
A new report from the Yale Program on Climate Communication offers new data on Americans' beliefs and attitudes about climate change, with a particular emphasis on the influence of political views.Asked "Do you think that global warming is happening?" 72% of registered voters responding answered…
A new study suggests that textbooks that miseducate students about evolution and climate change may be in wide use in private schools that receive public funding through voucher or tax-credit schemes, according to Rebecca Klein in a lengthy article in the Huffington Post (December 7, 2017).In…
The other week I got to see something really amazing: a community where teachers have all the support they need to teach climate change and evolution.The 400+ attendees at the 2017 Northern Illinois Science Educators (NISE) conference were, for the most part, there to receive fully paid,…
The eminent biological anthropologist Colin Groves died on November 30, 2017, at the age of 75, according to a press release from the Australian National University. The university described Groves as "one of the world's leading anthropologists and taxonomists who identified more than 50…