Elijah was a 2023 award winner of the National Academies’ Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science ...

The transformation of the United States’ energy system provides unprecedented opportunities for leadership in innovation, ...

Tour the "nation's home of science in America." Take a one-hour guided tour of the beautiful National Academy of Sciences building at 2100 C St., NW, Washington, D.C. Dedicated by President Calvin ...

The Science of Team Science is a new interdisciplinary field that empirically examines the processes by which large and small scientific teams, research centers, and institutes organize, communicate, ...

A committee of the National Academies will review current practices and recommend ways to improve the interpretation and uses of human biomonitoring data for environmental toxicants (e.g., levels of ...

Historic mining activities near Coeur d’Alene Lake in Northern Idaho have contaminated millions of tons of lake sediments with metals. Since enacting environmental regulations in the mid-1970s, metal ...

The Office of Congressional and Government Affairs (OCGA) is the principal liaison office between the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and Capitol Hill. About ...

The Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR) coordinates National Academies' activities on Earth science issues, including studies of important national issues in the Earth sciences. BESR ...

Undergraduate research has a rich history, and many practicing researchers point to undergraduate research experiences (UREs) as crucial to their own career success. There are many ongoing efforts to ...

Climate change affects ecosystems, economies, and human health. The National Academies assess evidence, impacts, and strategies for mitigation and adaptation.

A committee under the auspices of the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy undertook a detailed and in-depth examination of the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E). The ...

This report summarizes the rationale and need for supporting a comprehensive U.S. research program in atmospheric chemistry; comments on the broad trends in laboratory, field, satellite, and modeling ...