Author: National Research Council

In May 2007, the National Academies Chemical Sciences Roundtable held a public workshop on the topic of Bioinspired Chemistry for Energy, where gov...

Climate change is occurring. It is very likely caused by the emission of greenhouse gases from human activities, and poses significant risks for a ...

Despite the many benefits of energy, most of which are reflected in energy market prices, the production, distribution, and use of energy causes ne...

The electric power delivery system that carries electricity from large central generators to customers could be severely damaged by a small number ...

Since 1944, the National Research Council has published 10 editions of the Nutrient Requirements of Swine. This reference has guided nutritionists ...

Aquaculture now supplies half of the seafood and fisheries products consumed worldwide and is gaining international significance as a source of foo...

On June 12-14, 2012, the Board on Global Science and Technology held an international, multidisciplinary workshop in Washington, D.C., to explore t...

From Neurons to Neighborhoods: An Update: Workshop Summary is based on the original study From Neurons to Neighborhoods: Early Childhood Developmen...

At the request of Congress, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) will evaluate U.S. global programs to address HIV/AIDS. This book outlines the IOM's st...

Access to oral health care is essential to promoting and maintaining overall health and well-being, yet only half of the population visits a dentis...

The U.S. population is more than 80 percent urban. Recognizing that many metropolitan areas in the United States have been experimenting with vario...

This letter is the abbreviated version of an update of the interim report on testing, evaluation, costs, and benefits of advanced spectroscopic por...

With the responsibility to ensure the safety of food, drugs, and other products, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) faces decisions that m...

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

Among the poorest and least developed regions in the world, sub-Saharan Africa has long faced a heavy burden of disease, with malaria, tuberculosis...

The Workshop on the Role of Language in School Learning: Implications for Closing the Achievement Gap was held to explore three questions: What is ...

The mission of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is to promote innovation...

In 2007, the National Research Council envisioned a new paradigm in which biologically important perturbations in key toxicity pathways would be ev...

During geologic spans of time, Earth's shifting tectonic plates, atmosphere, freezing water, thawing ice, flowing rivers, and evolving life have sh...

The Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) works with industry, standards...

A panel of experts appointed by the National Research Council assessed the scientific and technical work of the Building and Fire Research Laborato...

The use of animals in research adheres to scientific and ethical principles that promote humane care and practice. Scientific advances in our under...

The United States has jurisdiction over 3.4 million square miles of ocean in its exclusive economic zone, a size exceeding the combined land area o...