Author: National Research Council

The past 25 years have seen a major paradigm shift in the field of violence prevention, from the assumption that violence is inevitable to the reco...

As geological threats become more imminent, society must make a major commitment to increase the resilience of its communities, infrastructure, and...

Emissions of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels have ushered in a new epoch where human activities will largely determine the evolutio...

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosive (CBRNE) events have the potential to destabilize governments, create conditio...

Climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks forand in many cases is already affectinga broad ra...

Advances in computing hardware and algorithms have dramatically improved the ability to simulate complex processes computationally. Today's simulat...

A high level of literacy in both print and digital media is required for negotiating most aspects of 21st-century life, including supporting a fami...

Using Science to Improve the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program: A Way Forward reviews the science that underpins the Bureau of Land Management's ove...

A new focus on glycoscience, a field that explores the structures and functions of sugars, promises great advances in areas as diverse as medicine,...

In many countries, colleges and universities are where the majority of innovative research is done; in all cases, they are where future scientists ...

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) are responsible for protecting species that are listed as e...

Biofuels made from algae are gaining attention as a domestic source of renewable fuel. However, with current technologies, scaling up production of...

U.S. agencies with responsibilities for enforcing equal employment opportunity laws have long relied on detailed information that is obtained from ...

Synthetic biology -- unlike any research discipline that precedes it -- has the potential to bypass the less predictable process of evolution to us...

Responding to the challenges of fostering regional growth and employment in an increasingly competitive global economy, many U.S. states and region...

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) have had prominent roles in discussions of aging, disability, and technolog...

Preparing for the Challenges of Population Aging in Asia discusses the challenges posed by a rapidly aging population and identifies needed researc...

The United States is in the midst of a major demographic shift. In the coming decades, people aged 65 and over will make up an increasingly large p...

Models are fundamental for estimating the possible costs and effectiveness of different policies for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. There...

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the regulatory agency in the US Department of Agriculture that is responsible for ensuring that me...

Within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Airway Transportation System Specialists ATSS) maintain and certify the equipment in the Nat...

On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon platform drilling the Macondo well in Mississippi Canyon Block 252 (DWH) exploded, killing 11 workers and ...

A Framework for K-12 Science Education and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) describe a new vision for science learning and teaching that is...

Federal household surveys today face several significant challenges including: increasing costs of data collection, declining response rates, perce...

Consumption of goods and services represents a growing share of global economic activity. In the United States, consumption accounts for more than ...

Despite many advances, security and privacy often remain too complex for individuals or enterprises to manage effectively or to use conveniently. S...

The U.S. veterinary medical profession contributes to society in diverse ways, from developing drugs and protecting the food supply to treating com...

The growing use of medical diagnostic procedures is correlated with tremendous and undeniable benefits in the care of most patients. However, it is...

A component in the America's Energy Future study, Electricity from Renewable Resources examines the technical potential for electric power generati...