Science Is Constantly Evolving
Discover the latest in climate change and evolution education news.
As you probably know, NCSE released the first national survey on the teaching of climate change in public schools last week in Science. Why did we do this survey? Our executive director, Ann Reid, wrote yesterday in our blog: “We had anecdotal evidence, and some good, but not national,…
Antonin Scalia Antonin Scalia, a justice on the United States Supreme Court, died on February 13, 2016, at the age of 79, according to the obituary in The New York Times (February 14, 2016). Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, Scalia served on the court from 1986 until…
Last Friday, February 12, the very first national survey on the teaching of climate change in U.S. middle and high schools, was published in Science magazine. I couldn’t be prouder! The results of this survey will guide not only NCSE’s work defending the integrity of the science classroom…
The subject of our celebratory Fossil* Friday last week was not a fossil, true, but it was an appropriate choice for Darwin Day. I tasked you with naming the common and scientific names of the photographed finch and also completing a relevant quotation, and John Macdonell met the challenge!…
What follows is a response from Daniel Duzdevich, author of Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Modern Rendition, to Michael Ruse’s review of his book in Reports of the National Center of Science Education. As a fitting close to Darwin week, we thought you might be interested in…
This week in "What We're Reading", a special treat—NCSE's very own original, peer-reviewed article in Science magazine. Also, depression, anxiety, dinosaur sex, and the latest on "what did fossil fuel companies know, and when did they know it?" Enjoy! Climate Confusion Among U.S.…
Happy Darwin Day, everyone! To celebrate, I bring you this photograph: You’ll say two things right away: 1) this is not a fossil, 2) this is very clearly one of Darwin’s finches. And you’re right on both counts! But since I didn’t have any photos of fossil barnacles handy, this seemed like an…
A month or so back, NCSE got an e-mail from John Pollock asking if we'd be interested in reviewing his new app, and it somehow ended up in my lap. Now, I’m not really an app person, but this app was right up my alley: The Darwin Synthetic Interview. Basically, Pollock and his colleagues have…
A milestone: there are now over 150,000 fans of NCSE's Facebook page. Why not join them, by visiting the page and becoming a fan by clicking on the "Like" box by NCSE's name? You'll receive the latest NCSE news delivered straight to your Facebook Home page, as well as updates on evolution-related…