Photos from the Evolution Symposium at NABT! Special shout-out to Bone Clones for loaning us multiple sets of the *most beautiful* skulls for teachers to use at our Evolution Symposium! #EduSci #TeacherLife #iteachbio #nabt2025

Ep. 6 of Safeguarding Sound Science is out! This week, Mat Kaplan sits down with Todd Disotell (@todddisotell.bsky.social) for an enlightening, and sometimes sobering discussion about how we may fare in the event of another pandemic. #podsky #sciencesky #virus #evobio

NCSE reports on the Iowa Department of Education's attempts to censor evolution and climate change from its state science standards. Students and teachers deserve better than this. ncse.ngo/disappointin... #edusky #edusci #stopcensorship

"Twenty years ago, a landmark court case held that intelligent design cannot be taught in science classrooms. What lessons does it offer for conflicts in education?" Click the article to join us in reflecting on Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District.

A podcast that I did an interview for got turned into an article. www.dw.com/en/what-us-s.... @melissaarctic.bsky.social and @ncse.bsky.social were also a big part of this great discussion on the importance of climate change education.

What's today? An opportune time to talk about SLIME! Here is a brief introduction to the weird but wonderful and always fascinating class of slime molds known as myxogastria. Happy Halloween! 🎃 #Halloween #slimemold #sciencefacts #lifesciences #naturesky

Just in time for #MediaLiteracyWeek, we’ve released a brand new DataWISE activity! In this activity, students will learn what the scientific consensus means and how it works. You can find the new activity along with our other DataWISE activities on our website - Check them out! ncse.ngo/datawise

Safeguarding Sound Science? Let’s DO IT…like they do on the Discovery Channel. Things get wild this week with Nathan Lents and Carin Bondar as we explore the fascinating (and frisky) side of animal behavior. https://ncse.ngo/safeguarding-sound-science

To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the landmark Scopes “Monkey" Trial, we’ve created a special quiz to test your knowledge! This historic trial sparked a national conversation about science, education, and the role of evolution in the classroom. ncse.ngo/scopes-monke... #Scopes100 #trivia

Louisiana teachers: Join us at the LATM/LSTA joint conference taking place in Baton Rouge on November 6-7! NCSE Partnership Specialist Blake Touchet will be there presenting DataWISE and Sustainable Climate Solutions. Conference info and registration - lsta.info/annual-confe... #EduSky #EduSci

American Biology Teacher gave our Story Shorts (https://ncse.ngo/supporting-teachers/classroom-resources) a rave review! https://ncse.ngo/rave-review-ncses-story-shorts

The #MySciJourney playlist is live at Galactic Polymath! Your likes, comments & views will help determine the winners! Watch videos from real scientists, discuss them in class, and vote by 11/15. Feeling inspired? Submissions are being accepted until 11/3! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #scicomm

We're celebrating a birthday today! Happy 80th to NCSE's first executive director, Eugenie Scott! 🧁 https://ncse.ngo/happy-80th-birthday-genie

Join us at the Evolution Symposium at NABT! Rick & Lindsay Hunter will discuss the story of Homo naledi. Following their talk, NCSE's Wendy Johnson and Britt Miller facilitate a teacher workshop on The Human Story. nabt.org/Events-2025-... #iteachbio #teacherlife #edusky #edusci #anthro

If you’re counting on sprouting gills to survive climate change, don’t hold your breath! This week on Safeguarding Sound Science, Dr. Libby Cowgill and NCSE’s Amanda Townley bust myths about “evolving” our way out of global warming and share the real science of human adaptation. #podsky #scisky

"At the edge of Salem's harbor, caretakers face a race against rising seas and intensifying storms to protect a landmark bound up in America's literary and colonial past." https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12102025/climate-change-comes-for-the-house-of-the-seven-gables/

Given how well these videos do on Instagram, I thought I'd share one here, too! A #FossilFriday clip with @stevebrusatte.bsky.social. T. rex had feathers, but not for flying. #Evolution #Scopes100 #Dinosaurs @ncse.bsky.social

Time to stop doom scrolling & check out some AMAZING 3 min science videos. Your thumbs up could decide who wins the #MySciJourney challenge! 🧪🐸🪶🔊 Thanks to lead funder @ncse.bsky.social & organizers @mattwilkins.galacticpolymath.com @scitalker.bsky.social 🙌 www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/my-scij...

NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch and two NCSE Teacher Ambassadors, Jeff Grant and Melissa Lau, were prominently featured in "What are students really learning about climate change?" from Deutsche Welle's Living Planet. ncse.ngo/deutsche-wel... #ClimateEd #edusky #edusci #k12

Episode 3 of Safeguarding Sound Science: Evolution Edition is out! In this episode, host Mat Kaplan and guests Joseph L. Graves Jr., Holly Dunsworth & Augustin Fuentes explore Darwin’s ideas, how far we’ve come, and where evolutionary biology is headed. ncse.ngo/safeguarding... #evosky #podsky

It’s the last day to order an NCSE t-shirt or hoodie! Every order makes an impact by helping us provide resources for teachers and classrooms under pressure. https://www.bonfire.com/science-makes-you-strong-1/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=Bonfire&utm_content=link #EduSky

Reducing carbon emissions seems like an easier and far more logical solution than installing grow lights around the rainforest or relocating the Earth away from the sun. "The Long Heat" is a new book that explores the how capitalism has turned the climate crisis into a business opportunity. #booksky

The Cretaceous period left behind an abundance of amber. These types of fossils then largely disappeared for 20 million years. Where did it all go? A video from PBS Eons on this intriguing topic - youtu.be/TBYGsvr0Acc?... #FossilFriday #paleosky

When the government dismantled climate.gov, educators were left scrambling. NCSE Teacher Ambassador Jeff Grant was recently interviewed on the topic for an article published in @science.org. ncse.ngo/science-teac... #edusci #edusky #climate #teachersky #USeducation

Episode 2 of Safeguarding Sound Science: Evolution Edition is now up on our website and wherever you get your podcasts! Guests this week are Jeremy DeSilva and Briana Pobiner (@brianapobiner.bsky.social) for a discussion on human evolution misconceptions. #podsky #paleobio #evosky

NABT is coming up right around the corner! Come find us at the NABT conference in St. Louis October 30-November 2! We'll be facilitating multiple sessions, along with the Evolution Symposium with Rick and Lindsay Hunter Conference details and registration: lnkd.in/exaZ2qJ3 #teacherlife #nabt2025

NCSE's Project Steve is mentioned in a piece of fiction published in Nature. (It is fiction, right?) https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02952-6

Bill Nye "The Science Guy," a valued ally of NCSE's, receives a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Congrats, Bill! https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/09/24/bill-nye-science-guy-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star/86327970007/

Analysis of a million-year-old skull discovered in China may shake up the human origins timeline. www.theguardian.com/science/2025... #FossilFriday #evosky

Settle in, it's time to learn about fish pee. https://www.discovermagazine.com/fish-pee-like-us-to-regulate-their-bodily-fluids-they-also-poop-and-fart-48037 #evosky #teamfish

A previously unreleased 1973 recording of Jane Goodall giving a lecture on the social learning of chimps, via @leakeyfoundation.org. youtu.be/U4PTr3qrUng?... #primatology #anthrosky #ThankYou

ICYMI: Eugenie C. Scott addresses the question "Are Americans Really Anti-Science?" (starting around 1:01:00). youtu.be/Nn_qFqQZI-M?...

Safeguarding Sound Science: Evolution Edition begins! In the first episode, Mat Kaplan chats with Peter Hotez (@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social) and Wendy Johnson on the topic of vaccine skepticism. Listen to it on our website or wherever you get your podcasts - ncse.ngo/safeguarding... #podsky #scisky

Congratulations to Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Michael E. Mann on making The Independent's Climate 100 for 2025! https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/climate-100/climate-100-list-2025-climate-week-nyc-b2816336.html

You've got to hand it to evolution... https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/science/evolution-crispr-hands.html #evobio #sciencenews

NCSE is proudly co-sponsoring Galactic Polymath's #MySciJourney Challenge, dedicated to #SciComm! The deadline to submit videos has been extended to Oct 12. Kids and adults are invited to enter. Best videos will receive awards and cash prizes. www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/my-scij... #science

"This approach here to directly dating the mineral crystals in dinosaur eggshells could be revolutionary," commented Steve Brusatte. www.science.org/content/arti... #FossilFriday

Join us for the largest #secular event in California on October 12, it's California Freethought Day — in #Sacramento and Livestreamed. 🎫FREE Registration: freethoughtday2025.eventbrite.com @electericalee.bsky.social @haramdoodles.bsky.social @sethandrews.com

Edward J. Larson (a recipient of NCSE's Friend of Darwin award) reviews a new history of "intelligent design." www.christianitytoday.com/2025/09/desi... #booksky

Michael E. Mann (@michaelemann.bsky.social) and Peter Hotez (@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social) discuss their new book Science Under Siege with Yale Climate Connections. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/09/its-... #booksky #scibooks

Friends—1 week left! If you use science in your job (undergrad, in academia, in industry...anything!) & you want to help students understand what it's really like & why it's important—here's your chance! 🧪 from @galacticpolymath.com & @ncse.bsky.social 👉 www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/my-scij...

It's back! We’re excited to announce t-shirts and hoodies with our Science Makes You Strong design is available until Oct. 11! Choose from a variety of colors. Every purchase supports science education + teachers. www.bonfire.com/science-make... #ScienceStrong #SciSky

Glenn Branch contributed an article to SciTech† recounting the legal history of evolution education in the U.S. He states that church/state jurisprudence "once more or less settled in its general principles, is now clearly in a state of volatility." ncse.ngo/century-afte... #polisky #scotus #edusky

Impressive detective work by scientists! The broken wings of two pterosaurs tell the story of their demise 150 million years ago -- Researchers suspect they were caught in a violent storm. www.sciencenews.org/article/youn... #FossilFriday

NBC Connecticut's coverage of the Connecticut Climate Education Hub: ctclimatehub.org youtu.be/ZcF9g6ps_tI?... #TeachClimate #EduSky #EduSci

A new report from @nationalacademies.org found that the EPA's 2009 endangerment finding has stood the test of time. The evidence that human-caused greenhouse gases are harmful to our health and welfare is so overwhelming, it's beyond scientific dispute. www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/09...

Last reminder! Applications for the Sound Science Fellowship are due this Friday, September 19 at 11:49 PM ET! ncse.ngo/sound-scienc... #EducationalResearch #edusky #museumed #edresearch #scied

"An updated evolutionary model shows that living systems evolve in a split-and-hit-the-gas dynamic, where new lineages appear in sudden bursts rather than during a long marathon of gradual changes." www.quantamagazine.org/the-sudden-s... #sciencesky #sciencenews #evolution

All three of Ken's videos did really well on TikTok, here's the one that did the best! Quotes for the back of the book can come from unexpected places, explains #biologist Ken Miller. #Evolution #Scopes100 @ncse.bsky.social

Our science education specialists are facilitating an evolution workshop for a group of teachers in Syracuse, New York right now! Today they’re exploring classroom activities from The Human Story, one of NCSE’s newest Evolution Story Shorts - ncse.ngo/evolution-st... #iteachbio #edusky #edusci