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Eric Scott @captainfossil.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Also for #FossilFriday - the @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social has released this statement re: the US administration's recent decision to dismiss all members of the US National Science Board. 🧪

Statement from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology re: the US administration's decision to dismiss all members of the US National Science Board:

"The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology joins with the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) in its profound opposition to the U.S. administration's decision to dismiss all members of the National Science Board (NSB). This unprecedented action bypasses the critical guardrails established by the U.S. Congress to ensure that federal scientific research remains independent and free from political influence.

"The Administration's decision not only threatens to further erode public trust in federal science, but also eliminates the public's opportunity to independently assess that trust for themselves. Such actions strike at the very heart of the democratic process. SVP calls upon Congress and the Courts to stand up against the politicization of science and the independence of scientific endeavor- an independence that has until now marked the United States as a global leader and partner in scientific research and innovation."