National Center for Science Education

NASA Worker Claims Agency Axed Him For 'Intelligent Design' Views

AP | GILLIAN FLACCUS | Posted 05.11.2012

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LOS ANGELES — NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has landed robotic explorers on the surface of Mars, sent probes to outer planets and operates a ...

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Climate Change: Sifting Truth From Lies in a Complex World

Shan Wells | Posted 03.25.2012

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Shan Wells

Solving the problem of climate change would be difficult enough on its own because of the importance of fossil fuels to our economies, but adding to the challenge is a powerful chorus of science-denying politicians and interest groups.

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Lynne Peeples

Swaying Skeptical Students: Science Teachers Face Heated Battles Over Climate Change

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 01.18.2012

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Prior to taking Mr. Visco's high school science class, Keith Hogan did not believe humans had had any hand in climate change. "I thought the media ...

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John Celock

Jerry Bergevin, New Hampshire Legislator, Links Evolution With Nazis And Columbine

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.02.2012

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A Republican state lawmaker in New Hampshire who introduced legislation to stop the teaching of evolution in schools has claimed that the theory of ev...

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Profiles in (Evolutionary) Courage, Part 1: Happy Birthday, Charles Darwin

Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D.

I want to introduce you to regular people who have made a difference in the quality of the science education, in reaffirming that religion and science can coexist, and in demonstrating to all of us that it is possible to make a powerful statement in support of evolutionary biology.

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