Childhood health is foundational to lifelong well-being. A new National Academies report makes recommendations on how NIH and ...

The Transportation Research Board’s Airport Cooperative Research Program has selected winners for its latest University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs. This annual competition ...

A 2022 award winner of the National Academies’ Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications, J.D. Allen discusses his civic science media framework, his nuclear energy ...

In response to a request for information late last year from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the ...

The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced an award of more than $7.3 million to support four interdisciplinary research projects ...

The continued presence of highly enriched uranium (HEU) in civilian installations such as research reactors poses a threat to national and international security. This report assesses the status of ...

The NAS Building remains closed due to hazardous road conditions in the vicinity of the building. The Keck Center is open to visitors with an appointment for a specific meeting or purpose. A valid ...

Service Members who were deployed to the Persian Gulf region and Afghanistan (known as the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations) may have been exposed to airborne hazards from a variety of ...

This report builds upon previous reports to assess current methodologies used for evaluating cumulative effects of stressors on marine mammals and identify new approaches that could improve these ...

Recent years have yielded significant advances in computing and communication technologies, with profound impacts on society. Technology is transforming the way we work, play, and interact with others ...

There are numerous challenges to providing high quality STEM education and workforce development in rural areas. Recognizing these challenges, the National Academies was directed to undertake a ...

Carbon materials pervade many aspects of modern life, from fuels and building materials to consumer goods and commodity chemicals. Reaching net-zero emissions will require replacing existing ...