In the inaugural “State of the Science” address, National Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt recommended an array of actions to bolster U.S. global leadership in science — includin...
This year, the Board on Science Education (BOSE) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine celebrates 20 years of work to improve and advance STEM education through the lif...
Across the United States, thousands of local, state, and federal police agencies work to safeguard communities and ensure justice. By advancing and integrating science into law enforcement polici...
Warmer global temperatures are supercharging natural weather patterns, resulting in extreme rainfall and flooding events around the globe. The destruction from those events can cause significant ...
Good evening. Mr. Speaker. Madam Vice President. Members of Congress. My Fellow Americans. In January 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt came to this chamber to speak to the nation. He said, “I...
In 2023, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine continued to provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and the world, informing policy...
https://notes.nap.edu/2024/01/02/our-year-in-review-the-most-downloaded-titles-of-2023/
Coral reefs are a major global ecosystem, treasured for their beauty and the many services they provide. Millions of people and thousands of communities depend on coral reefs for fisheries, touri...
https://notes.nap.edu/2023/07/28/science-on-interventions-to-restore-and-protect-coral-reefs/
As the largest generation in U.S. history – the population born in the two decades following World War II – enters the age of risk for cognitive impairment, growing numbers of people will exp...
Chemists create life-saving pharmaceuticals, develop energy solutions, improve agricultural productivity, and produce novel materials used in a wide array of products, from cookware to clothing t...
https://notes.nap.edu/2023/07/10/the-vital-role-of-the-chemical-sciences/
This week, an international team of scientists announced their discovery of phosphorus, a key chemical element for many biological processes, in icy grains emitted by Saturn’s moon Enceladus. S...
https://notes.nap.edu/2023/06/15/finding-phosphorous-on-enceladus-and-the-search-for-life/