(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

In Israel, the chief scientist in the Ministry of Education is finally
sacked over his denial of evolution and global warming, while in
Florida, a problematic sidebar will be removed from a marine science
textbook. And NCSE's Eugenie C. Scott discussed the continuing
relevance of Inherit the Wind with the Los Angeles Times.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

A new survey includes questions about Darwin and the Scopes trial.
Plus a free excerpt from Stones & Bones, and NCSE's Steven Newton
discusses the economic importance of science education with USA Today.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

Antievolutionism surfaces in a marine science textbook in Florida.
Meanwhile, Discover is dismissive of "intelligent design"; the winners
of the Stick Science cartoon contest are announced; the latest issue
of Evolution: Education and Outreach is published; and statements from
three museums are added to NCSE's Voices for Evolution.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

A new format for NCSE's journal is in the works. In Ireland, a
government official decides not to attend a launch party for a
self-published antievolutionist book. And the eminent evolutionary
biologist George C. Williams is dead.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

All sorts of new videos on NCSE's YouTube channel, plus a
clarification on the status of the ICR's School of Biblical
Apologetics.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

The Institute for Creation Research appears to concede defeat in its
lawsuit over its graduate school. Plus selected content from RNCSE
30:3 is now available on-line.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

NCSE's Steven Newton takes on the latest crop of misleading headlines.
Plus a preview of Iain McCalman's Darwin's Armada.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

It's not too late to submit your cartoon to Florida Citizens for
Science's Stick Science contest! Plus videos from the University of
Chicago's Darwin conference are now available on-line, and Lauri Lebo
rehearses the connections between "intelligent design" and earlier
manifestations of creationism at Religion Dispatches.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

A new batch of videos for your edification and entertainment on NCSE's
YouTube channel, plus a new batch of statements in NCSE's Voices for
Evolution. And a chance to explore Darwin's Universe.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

A new survey reveals what Australians think about evolution. Plus:
sneak peeks of three reviews forthcoming in Reports of the NCSE, the
latest from Livingston Parish, and the return of Florida Citizens for
Science's Stick Science contest.