Extreme weather, though not climate change, on a new episode of Sesame Street. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/c... #climatesky
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Teachers: My COAST is coming to Sarasota, Florida! Join NCSE for an exploration of coastal resilience across Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium's three Sarasota-area campuses. Details and application: tinyurl.com/MyCOAST-Sara... Learn about My COAST: ncse.ngo/my-coast #edusky #iteachbio #scisky
Congratulations to our board member, J. Marshall Shepherd, on being named an honorary member of the American Meteorological Society! ncse.ngo/ncse-board-m...
NCSE board member J. Marshall Shepherd honored by the AMS | National Center for Science Education
NCSE is pleased to congratulate J. Marshall Shepherd of the University of Georgia, a member of NCSE's board of directors, on being named an honorary member of the American Meteorological Society.…
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Mark Windschitl reviews Climate Change Education Across Disciplines K–12: New Jersey and Beyond, edited by Lauren Madden. ncse.ngo/review-clima... #booksky #climatesky #edusky
[Review] Climate Change Education Across Disciplines K–12: New Jersey and Beyond | National Center for Science Education
"The chapters in this book clearly demonstrate how educators in every subject matter area and grade level can help children understand their relationship with the living world, and one another, in…
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Voting has opened for NCSE's session, "Scientific Literacy in the Digital Age of Misinformation," proposed for this year's SxSW EDU in March. You have until August 23, 2026, to cast your vote online to help us present on this critically important topic. Vote Here: buff.ly/RYo52vW
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NCSE's Glenn Branch discusses the inclusion of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial in True-Man the Maximortal Comics #3. ncse.ngo/new-12-year-... #indiecomics
A new 12-year-old comic about the Scopes trial | National Center for Science Education
William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow, from Rick Veitch and Steve Conley's "The Scopes Monkey Trial."
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"An extraordinary collection of Darwin manuscripts has been transcribed, edited and added to Darwin Online from the Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library." darwin-online.org.uk/whatsnew.html #history #evosky
What's new on Darwin Online
Darwin Online is the largest Darwin publication/resource in the world— and probably the most comprehensive scholarly website on any historical person. As an active research project, countless new…
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ICYMI: a children's book about dinosaurs from Anne and Steve Brusatte (a recent recipient of NCSE's Friend of Darwin award)! www.magiccatpublishing.co.uk/products/my-... #booksky #paleo
My Grandparents Were Dinosaurs
Age range: 5-7 Written by Steve Brusatte and Anne Brusatte; illustrated by Enrico LorenziPaperback; 280 x 240 mm; 40ppPublished September 2025 Discover the remarkable family tree of one chicken in…
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A great interview of Margaret Wang-Aghania, the founder of SubjectToClimate. www.forbes.com/sites/ashoka... #climatesky
The Most Underfunded Climate Solution? The Classroom.
A former teacher turned founder, Margaret Wang-Aghania is reimagining—and pushing to fund—climate education. She spoke with us about why it matters now.
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Lauri Lebo, 2026 Friend of Darwin, writes on the continued fight to keep religious agendas out of public schools 21 years after Kitzmiller v. Dover. ncse.ngo/two-decades-... #edusky
Two decades ago, Dover showed how to win elections in conservative towns. They’re still fighting | National Center for Science Education
It’s been 21 years since the First Amendment test case of Kitzmiller v. Dover, in which U.S. District Court judge John E. Jones III ruled that “intelligent design,” a form of revamped creationism, is…
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"Learn how 21 fossil footprints show that some P. boisei stood six feet tall and crossed Lake Turkana's shore in a mostly male group." www.discovermagazine.com/ancient-foot... #FossilFriday
Ancient Footprints Reveal Eight Human Relatives Walked Together Along a Kenyan Lakeshore 1.4 Million Years Ago
Learn how 21 fossil footprints show that some P. boisei stood six feet tall and crossed Lake Turkana’s shore in a mostly male group.
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Congratulations to the first recipients of Maine's Seal of Climate Literacy! mainedoenews.net/2026/06/29/m... #climatesky #edusky
Maine Celebrates First Recipients of the Seal of Climate Literacy
Freeport High School seniors, Class of 2026, receive their 2026 Maine Seals of Climate Literacy. A new generation of Maine students is demonstrating a commitment to understanding and addressing env…
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Anna Mele and Mitchell B. Cruzan review Oak Origins: From Acorns to Species and the Tree of Life, by Andrew L. Hipp. ncse.ngo/review-oak-o... #booksky #evosky #trees
[Review] Oak Origins: From Acorns to Species and the Tree of Life | National Center for Science Education
"This is a book that should be of interest to a wide range of readers, and especially for the budding naturalist," our reviewers write.
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Prosanta Chakrabarty reviews The Genetic Book of the Dead: A Darwinian Reverie, by Richard Dawkins. ncse.ngo/review-genet... #booksky #evosky #nonfiction
[Review] The Genetic Book of the Dead: A Darwinian Reverie | National Center for Science Education
"Come to be pleasantly lost in Dawkins’s thoughts in this Darwinian reverie on natural history," our reviewer writes.
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New from the National Academies: Attribution of Extreme Weather and Climate Events and Their Impacts 2026 - www.nationalacademies.org/read/28590/c... #climatesky
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Read chapter Front Matter: Decades of data and research indicate that human-caused climate change is altering the frequency and intensity of several types...
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Benjamin Santer, 2026 Friend of the Planet Award recipient, writes about Trump's attacks on the National Academies of Sciences. thebulletin.org/2026/07/amer... #climatesky
American Nero: Why Trump is trying to burn down the National Academy of Sciences
Carnage in pursuit of power, revenge, personal financial gain, and ego.
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Steve Brusatte (a recent recipient of NCSE's Friend of Darwin award) discusses his new book The Story of Birds with WGN radio. wgnradio.com/john-william...
From T. rex to turkeys: Steve Brusatte on ‘The Story of Birds’
World-renowned paleontologist, educator and author Steve Brusatte joins John Williams to talk about his new book, The Story of Birds: A New History from Their Dinosaur Origins to the Present, and b…
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Attention world travelers! Our friend, Natalia Reagan is hosting trips to the Galapagos and South Africa and invites you to join her! Galapagos, Jan. 16-22, 2027: trovatrip.com/trip/south-a... South Africa, Feb. 5-13, 2027: trovatrip.com/trip/africa/...
ICYMI: Our NCSE Members Webinar with Rebecca Lindsey, founder of Climate.us, is now up on youtube! youtu.be/p7jIdWoe2Ew?... #climatesky
Fighting Federal Climate Denial: Rebecca Lindsey and Climate.us
NCSE members had the opportunity to hear from Rebecca Lindsey, managing director of Climate.us — a private, nonprofit successor to the shuttered Climate.gov. Lindsey discussed the importance of…
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"Spectacular marine fossils tell the story of the long-gone Western Interior Seaway and the planet's past aquatic life," writes Riley Black. www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-... #FossilFriday
An Ancient Sea Once Split North America Down the Middle. The Beautiful Multicolored Ammonite Shells From Its Waters Are So Perfectly Preserved That They Still Shimmer Today
Spectacular marine fossils tell the story of the long-gone Western Interior Seaway and the planet’s past aquatic life
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"The perceptions of residents of Canada and the United States on the origin and development of human beings on earth are decidedly different," as are their views on whether creationism should be part of public school curriculum. ncse.ngo/new-poll-can...
A new poll of Canadians and Americans on evolution and creationism | National Center for Science Education
"The perceptions of residents of Canada and the United States on the origin and development of human beings on earth are decidedly different," as are their views on whether creationism should be part…
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The Spring 2026 Climate Change in the American Mind report is out. Some key findings: 7/10 Americans understand that global warming is happening, but 1/5 mistakenly think that there is a lot of disagreement among scientists about whether it is happening. ncse.ngo/climate-chan... #climatesky
Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Spring 2026 | National Center for Science Education
Seven in 10 Americans think that global warming is happening, and about six in 10 understand that it is mostly owing to human activity, but about one in five mistakenly think that there is a lot of…
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Today marks the 101st anniversary of Scopes! Last year for the Centennial, NCSE hosted a Scopes webinar series and collaborated with Vanderbilt's Evolutionary Studies Institute to present a Scopes Symposium. The videos from those events are all on our website. Have a look! ncse.ngo/scopes-cente...
The Scopes "Monkey" Trial at 100 | National Center for Science Education
The Scopes "Monkey" Trial at 100 NCSE Executive Director Amanda L. Townley presents at the Scopes "Monkey Trial" Centennial Symposium.
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For the price of a slice you can also help keep science education rooted in evidence! Treat yourself AND support educators and communities working to ensure science education is grounded in facts, not disinformation. Every gift counts, and we appreciate yours! ncse.ngo/Summer-26-4
We are excited to announce our 2026 Friend of Darwin and Friend of the Planet award recipients! These awards are presented annually to a select few whose efforts to support NCSE's goal of defending the teaching of evolution and climate science have been truly outstanding. ncse.ngo/friend-darwi...
Reminder: We're headed to to Columbia, South Carolina next week for Earth Educators' Rendezvous! We're facilitating a Climate in Your Own Backyard and DataWISE workshop. If you'll be there, sign up and jump in! serc.carleton.edu/earth_rendez... #edusky #scisky
Katharine Hayhoe discusses the connection between extreme heat and climate change. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2... #climatesky
'It can kill': What to know about the extreme heat sweeping much of the U.S.
Climate change is making heat waves longer and more intense.
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A nice essay on the importance of climate change education by a high school student in Seattle. www.seattletimes.com/education-la... #climatesky #edusky
How schools can better prepare students for a changing climate
As climate change worsens, schools can help students feel prepared with a stronger solution- and project-based curriculum, community building and career education, Student Voices contributor Timothy…
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