Science Is Constantly Evolving

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Eyes on the Rise
Do you live near the ocean? Maybe you will. New research on different factors relating to sea level rise, from increasing understanding the behavior of Antarctic ice sheets to revised global temperature predictions, are coming together to create an increasingly dystopian (and damp) picture…
Science Denial in Utah?
This past week my e-mail in-box has been filling up with messages about Utah. “Have you seen what’s going on there?” people are asking me. “They are trying to write climate denial into the standards!” If you believe the media (Newsweek, The Salt Lake Tribune, and even my most beloved…
The Cave of Homo naledi, or A Textbook Example of How to Do Science
“How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?”  —Sherlock Holmes     Recently, a magnificent new hominin fossil was announced: Homo naledi, known from a single chamber in an almost-…
The latest poll on climate change
More than three quarters of the American public accepts the reality of global climate change, according to a new poll. In the latest University of Texas at Austin Energy poll (PDF), 76% of respondents agreed that global climate change is occurring, while 14% disagreed and 10% were not sure. The…
Congratulations to Hopson and Prothero
NCSE is pleased to congratulate James Hopson and Donald Prothero on their recent awards from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. At the SVP's recent meeting in Dallas, Texas, Hopson was presented with the A. S. Romer — G. G. Simpson medal, the society's highest award, granted in…
What’s Wrong with the Next Generation Science Standards?
If you follow NCSE, you know that we are big supporters of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Unlike many state science standards that are simply a list of scientific topics, the NGSS challenges students to seek out and evaluate evidence, build scientific arguments, and engineer…
Answer Monday!
Let’s continue the game of Twenty Questions I started on Friday regarding this strange fossil. Is it a plant? No. Is it an animal? Yes. Is it bigger than a breadbox? This one, no. Some others? You bet. Hat size? No true head. The answer is moot. Is it still alive today? This one, no. Some…
What We’re Reading
Here are some of the stories that caught NCSE’s eye this week. Feel free to share articles that crossed your screen in the comment section, or e-mail us directly during the week with things that caught your eye. We’ll add the best to our weekly posts. When It Rains, It Pours: Historic Drought…
For a few lucky teachers, an adventure of a lifetime
The National Center for Science Education is pleased to accept applications for its second class of Grand Canyon Teacher Scholars. Lucky teachers will be given an all-expenses-paid seat on NCSE's annual Grand Canyon expedition, an eight-day voyage through some of the world's greatest geological…

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