Early-career researchers selected for the 2026 Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship program, who recently began their 12-week assignments at the National Academies, ...

Recognizing wildfires as an increasingly complex public health and health care challenge, the National Academies’ Forum on ...

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we join our fellow Americans in pausing to remember all who were lost and to think of their families. At the same time, we recall the bravery and heroic sacrifices of ...

Protecting Earth’s ecosystems and understanding the evolution of life are essential to our shared future. The National Academies study biodiversity, climate change, and the biological sciences to ...

On Being a Scientist was designed to supplement the informal lessons in ethics provided by research supervisors and mentors. The book describes the ethical foundations of scientific practices and some ...

A new congressionally mandated National Academies report is bringing renewed attention to those questions, recommending a more consistent approach to occupational radiation safety across the aviation ...

Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are disorders associated with the temporomandibular joint and the muscles and tissues of the jaw. At the request of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial ...

WASHINGTON — The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program has awarded $20 million each to the Louisiana Public Health Institute and the Gulf Offshore Research ...

This consensus report examines a range of questions and opinions about the economic, agronomic, health, safety, or other effects of genetically engineered (GE) crops and food. Claims and research that ...

WASHINGTON — The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s New Voices in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine program has announced its 2026-2028 cohort of members, a group of 20 ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall convene an ad hoc survey committee and supporting study panels to carry out a decadal survey in astronomy and astrophysics. The ...

WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine reviews evidence for 19 potential harms of the COVID-19 vaccines, and for nine potential shoulder injuries ...