Science Is Constantly Evolving

Discover the latest in climate change and evolution education news.

What We Know, And Don’t Know, About Science Denial in America
Misunderstandings and willful denial about our changing climate have had real impacts on policy decisions, and the consequences of our inability or unwillingness to act are real. Just last week we got news that Easter Island is eroding due to rising sea levels. It can be tempting to oversimplify…
Help wanted: part-time summer interns
NCSE is seeking to hire one or two part-time summer interns to work on science education activism projects, with a particular focus on either climate change education or evolution education. This is a unique opportunity for someone with a science background to learn about science advocacy to…
Stephen Hawking dies
The eminent physicist Stephen Hawking died on March 14, 2018, at the age of 76, according to The New York Times (March 14, 2018). He was, as the Times's obituary explains, "his generation's leader in exploring gravity and the properties of black holes, the bottomless…
Congratulations to Duane Jeffery
Duane Jeffery, a former member of NCSE's board of directors, a member of its advisory council, and professor emeritus of biology at Brigham Young University, is to be honored with the National Science Teachers Association's Presidential Citation for 2018, according to a March 13, 2018, press…
John Sulston dies
The distinguished biologist John Sulston died on March 6, 2018, at the age of 75, according to the Guardian (March 9, 2018). Sulston shared the 2002 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Sydney Brenner and Robert Horvitz for their work on the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans…
NCSE's annual report for 2017
NCSE's annual report for 2017 is now available (PDF) on NCSE's website. The report briefly reviews recent challenges to the integrity of science education, discusses the national expansion of the Science Booster Club and the new initiatives planned by the NCSEteach program, and ends with a…
Why NCSE Watches Legislation
One of NCSE’s most important jobs is keeping an eye on statehouses across the country for the introduction of bills that would allow, encourage, or even require teachers to teach scientifically inaccurate information in their science classrooms. On average, between half a dozen and a dozen such…
Help wanted: Director of Communications
NCSE is seeking to hire a Director of Communications. The full-time position involves providing the strategic vision for NCSE's external communications and enhancing the organization's effectiveness by promoting its work to diverse audiences, including members, the media, education and…
Farewell to Robert Luhn
NCSE bids farewell to Robert Luhn, who joined NCSE as its first Director of Communication in 2008. Bringing his decades of expertise as a technology and environmental journalist to the job, Luhn was instrumental in raising NCSE's profile among traditional and new media and in connecting…

For Journalists

Need information, background, comments, or referrals to other sources?

The National Center for Science Education is the only national organization that specializes in defending the teaching of controversial issues (such as evolution and climate change) in public schools. Because of our special expertise and experience, NCSE is often contacted by members of the press who are writing about the evolution/creationism controversy, or about the teaching of global warming and other climate science issues that have come under political attack. Our staff can provide reliable information about creationism, evolution, climate change, and the state of science education in the United States.

Get in touch with NCSE