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"For one of the biggest and most ferocious predators to ever live, Tyrannosaurus rex sure had puny arms, not much longer than our own. Several other members of its lineage ... had similarly wimpy appendages, and new analyses of the beasts now suggest why." #FossilFriday
New Jersey is unique in incorporating material on climate change throughout all of its state education standards.
ncse.ngo/new-jersey-r... #edusky #climatesky
"Key human defenses against pathogens were forged billions of years ago in microbial battles with viruses" https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-wars-between-microbes-gave-us-key-immune-defenses
If you care about science, climate communication, and protecting access to trustworthy information, this conversation is for you!
If you're unable to support us right now or can't make the time, please know that we will be sharing a recording for the public after the event.
ICYMI: Ben Santer (a former member of NCSE's board of directors) on "Speaking Science to Power: Lessons Learned from Being a Climate Scientist in an Age of Unreason."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKIA...
For the price of a gallon of gas, you can ensure that when kids are in a science classroom, they learn accurate science. Your $5 gift helps NCSE support educators, defend evidence-based science, and counter science misinformation in classrooms in communities around the country. ncse.ngo/Summer-26-1
Mohamed Noor (a recipient of NCSE's Friend of Darwin award) is profiled in The Scientist.
www.the-scientist.com/then-and-now...
Reminder for NCSE members! Join us TODAY, Tuesday 6/9 at 3:00 ET for a live webinar with Rebecca Lindsey -- climate science communicator, former Climate.gov program manager, and co-founder of Climate.us.
To sign up for a membership: ncse.ngo/member-social
#climateaction #climatesky #edusky
The latest Pew survey on climate change is out now. Disappointingly, the percentage of Americans who recognize that climate change is primarily the result of human activity hasn't budged. ncse.ngo/latest-pew-r... #climatesky
"The fossil that revealed the first dinosaur feathers" on the BBC's Witness History. https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct985tN #FossilFriday