Author: National Academies of Sciences

Chemistry plays a pivotal role in the strength of the U.S. economy and the advancement of humankind. Chemists' achievements include life-saving pha...

The number of Black students in science, engineering, and medicine in the United States has remained disproportionately low over the past several d...

Emerging real-time data sources, together with innovative data science techniques and methods - including artificial intelligence and machine learn...

Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, with petroleum accounting for 90 percent of transportation f...

Since around 1980, fewer Americans than before are doing better than their parents had that is, more are experiencing downward social and economic...

U.S. leadership in technology innovation is central to our nation's interests, including its security, economic prosperity, and quality of life. Ou...

Land-grant colleges and universities play a crucial role in addressing the complex challenges facing the U.S. agricultural system and global food s...

The U.S. system of graduate education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has served the nation and its science and enginee...

During the 2016 presidential election, America's election infrastructure was targeted by actors sponsored by the Russian government. Securing the V...

In 2014, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) engaged the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to convene a pla...

The Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine was convened in 1940 in response to a request f...

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) - often called The Nation's Report Card - is the largest nationally representative and conti...

Despite the changing demographics of the nation and a growing appreciation for diversity and inclusion as drivers of excellence in science, enginee...

Information technology (IT) is widely understood to be the enabling technology of the 21st century. IT has transformed, and continues to transform,...

A convergent manufacturing platform is defined as a system that synergistically combines heterogeneous materials and processes (e.g., additive, sub...

Satellite remote sensing is the primary tool for measuring global changes in the land, ocean, biosphere, and atmosphere. Over the past three decade...

On September 16, 2019, the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, ...

Biomedical research results in the collection and storage of increasingly large and complex data sets. Preserving those data so that they are disco...

Wildland fires pose a growing threat to air quality and human health. Fire is a natural part of many landscapes, but the extent of area burned and ...

Radioactive Sources: Applications and Alternative Technologies assesses the status of medical, research, sterilization, and other commercial applic...

The needs and demands placed on science to address a range of urgent problems are growing. The world is faced with complex, interrelated challenges...

The U.S. space science community includes thousands of scientists across multiple disciplines that influence and are influenced by the many enginee...

In recent decades, production processes of intermediate and final products have been increasingly fragmented across countries in what are called gl...

Research to advance understanding of the ecology and biology of wildlife species is more important than ever as the world confronts issues ranging ...

High-quality early care and education for children from birth to kindergarten entry is critical to positive child development and has the potential...

Encryption protects information stored on smartphones, laptops, and other devices - in some cases by default. Encrypted communications are provided...

Over the last few decades, research, activity, and funding has been devoted to improving the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in th...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program develops human health assessments that focus on ...

More intense heat waves, extended wildfire seasons and other escalating impacts of climate change have made it more important than ever to fill kno...

The U.S. Department of State, through its Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), provides foreign assistance and supp...

Valued for its ecological richness and economic value, the U.S. Gulf of Mexico is under substantial pressure from human activities. The Deepwater H...

Despite advances in the delivery of high-quality cancer care and improvements in patient outcomes in recent years, disparities in cancer incidence,...

To help prioritize among possible investments to improve the resilience of built infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico region, the National Academie...

During the past 25 years, the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, in collaboration with the Russian Academy of Sciences...

In response to a request from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - and with the support of the National Aeronautics and Space Admi...