National Center for Science Education

Climate.gov has served as an indispensable source of information about climate science for educators and the public at large. Its future is uncertain after the Trump administration fired the content team while keeping the web developers. ncse.ngo/climategov-cho…

We have a bonus episode of Safeguarding Sound Science: Climate Edition! Featuring creator of Cranky Uncle, John Cook, and Samantha Harrington of Yale Climate Connections. Available now on our website and wherever you get your podcasts. ncse.ngo/season-one-saf… #sciencepodcast

The Trump administration's method of tackling the climate crisis has been to shutter research programs and scrub away data and access to information. This response is in stark contrast to what the majority of voters desire, including republicans. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/07/trumps…

Many followers of NCSE have a similar story, so perhaps some of you can relate to Ella Al-Shamahi, a former devout Muslim who is now a paleoanthropologist. In this article, she reflects on the internal struggle and community sacrifice of leaving religion. observer.co.uk/news/science-t…

2025 marks the 20th anniversary of Kitzmiller v. Dover. Former president of NCSE's board of directors Brian Alters was recently interviewed about the trial in the Montreal French-language newspaper Le Devoir. ncse.ngo/panda-trial-re…

Science Under Siege, the forthcoming book by @MichaelEMann and @PeterHotez, offers "[a] necessary and propulsive argument that offers optimism in the face of one of the world's most destructive forces." #Nonfiction #BookRelease kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/m…

We are honored to receive the Friend of Darwin award from the @NCSE. Thank you so much! Here's the video of the presentation after the Scopes "Monkey" Trial Centennial Symposium. #Evolution #Scopes100 loom.ly/apdZuuo

One hundred years after Scopes, the evolution vs. creationism culture wars continue to rage on, with fundamentalism shifting toward a newer strand known as Young Earth creationism. theconversation.com/1-in-4-america… #ScopesTrial

Brenda Wineapple discusses the Scopes trial with Keen on America. keenon.substack.com/p/the-real-mon… #ScopesSunday

"The way that human adults talk to young children is unique among primates, a new study found. That might be one secret to our species' grasp of language," writes Carl Zimmer. nytimes.com/2025/06/25/sci…

Sander van Linden discusses "Psychological Inoculation Against Misinformation" with Skeptical Inquirer Presents. youtu.be/-hQ9t8vEML4?si…

The public is invited to watch CASTL-K12's keynote address, Communicating Science in Challenging Times: Communities, Partnerships, and Meeting the Moment which will be delivered tomorrow, Thursday, July 17, from 11:45 AM-12:30 PM PT. nationalacademies.org/event/45162_07… #SciEd

NCSE's Deputy Director Glenn Branch was quoted in The Tennessee in an article reflecting on the Scopes trial and why it still matters a century later. ncse.ngo/ncses-branch-t… #ScopesTrial

2025 marks the centennial of the Scopes Trial. Join NCSE in commemorating the event with a free webinar series open to the public, "The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial: Past, Present, and Future." Register for each on our website to receive a Zoom link: ncse.ngo/scopes-centenn… #Scopes

Tackling climate misinformation is critical in our fight for climate action. theguardian.com/environment/20… #ClimateCrisis

Several experts associated with NCSE were consulted for NPR's coverage of the Scopes trial. ncse.ngo/ncse-nprs-cove…

As science is under attack in 2025, we look back a century ago, when (in some places) it was a crime to teach evolutionary theory. Join us @VanderbiltU next weekend as we commemorate the Scopes Trial. I'll be talking about the fossil record! Hosted by @EvolutionVU & @NCSE

Randy Moore, a recipient of NCSE's Friend of Darwin award, discusses the Scopes trial with Science News. sciencenews.org/article/scopes… #ScopesSunday

ICYMI: Nick Matzke discusses "'The Biology Class You Wished You Could Have Taken': Kitzmiller v. Dover 20 Years Later" with @BASkeptics. youtube.com/live/b7UKOqCn9…

"This particular coprolite was dated to 236 million years ago and contains ornate, microscopic scales of the kind found on the wings of lepidopterans, the group of insects that contains butterflies and moths." science.org/content/articl… #FossilFriday