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We live in a changing world with multiple and evolving threats to national security, including terrorism, asymmetrical warfare (conflicts between a...

The Chesapeake Bay is North America's largest and most biologically diverse estuary, as well as an important commercial and recreational resource. ...

At a time when scientific and technological competence is vital to the nation's future, the weak performance of U.S. students in science reflects t...

The ability of the nation's military to prevail during future conflicts, and to fulfill its humanitarian and other missions, depends on continued a...

The mathematical sciences are part of nearly all aspects of everyday life--the discipline has underpinned such beneficial modern capabilities as In...

America's position as the source of much of the world's global innovation has been the foundation of its economic vitality and military power in th...

The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)-- a program of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST...

Permafrost is a thermal condition -- its formation, persistence and disappearance are highly dependent on climate. General circulation models predi...

As the Gulf of Mexico recovers from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, natural resource managers face the challenge of understanding the impacts of t...

The Committee to Assess the Current Status and Future Direction of High Magnetic Field Science in the United States was convened by the National Re...

Young adults are at a significant and pivotal time of life. They may seek higher education, launch their work lives, develop personal relationships...

Since the 1950s, under congressional mandate, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) - through its National Center for Science and Engineering ...

Geotargeted Alerts and Warnings: Report of a Workshop on Current Knowledge and Research Gaps is the summary of a February, 2013 workshop convened b...

On November 19, 2001 the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was created as a separate entity within the U.S. Department of Transportation...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration (FIMA) manages the National Flood Insurance Progra...

Armor plays a significant role in the protection of warriors. During the course of history, the introduction of new materials and improvements in t...

Antarctica and the surrounding Southern Ocean remains one of the world's last frontiers. Covering nearly 14 million km^2 (an area approximately 1.4...

Technological innovations are key causal agents of surprise and disruption. In the recent past, the United States military has encountered unexpect...

A high percentage of defense systems fail to meet their reliability requirements. This is a serious problem for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD...

The mission of the United States Army is to fight and win our nation's wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the full range of ...

Many coastal areas of the United States are at risk for tsunamis. After the catastrophic 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, legislation was passed t...

Review of Army Research Laboratory Programs for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions examines the ways in which h...

Medium- and heavy-duty trucks, motor coaches, and transit buses - collectively, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, or MHDVs - are used in every secto...

Bullying - long tolerated as just a part of growing up - finally has been recognized as a substantial and preventable health problem. Bullying is a...