A bare majority of New Jerseyans accept evolution, according to a new poll from Monmouth University and the Asbury Park Press.

The first public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards is available on-line — and your feedback is invited.

The latest issue of Evolution: Education and Outreach — the new journal promoting the accurate understanding and comprehensive teaching of evolutionary theory for a wide audience — is now published. The theme for the issue (volume 5, number 1) is Evolution in the Museum, edited by Monique Scott.

In a recent survey, voters overwhelmingly accepted that improving the quality of science education is important to the competitiveness of the United States in the global scene — and a majority agreed that there's a lot of room for improvement.

Lawrence Krauss

NCSE is delighted to congratulate Lawrence Krauss for receiving the National Science Board's 2012 Public Service Award.