In a statement, the presidents of the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Medicine urge federal leaders to ...

An aging oil well blowout in Plaquemines Parish highlights the environmental risks of neglected energy infrastructure, while ...

Cyberattacks are causing growing disruption for governments, businesses, and individuals. In a recent interview, John ...

This summer, 40 graduate students and faculty from four countries are sailing from the Azores to Greenland aboard the historic Staatsraad Lehmkuhl as part of a three-week oceanographic expedition. The ...

Models predicting pediatric clinician shortages and geographic maldistribution have raised concerns regarding pediatric access to care. The committee will examine clinical workforce trends related to ...

The recent completion of Plant Vogtle, the largest nuclear energy plant in the United States, has sparked new opportunities for building next-generation nuclear reactors to produce reliable, clean ...

A committee of the National Research Council will review the scientific evidence on associations between adverse health effects and historical data on prenatal, childhood, and adult exposures to ...

The Mathematical Sciences Education Board (MSEB) brings together experts in mathematical research and education to provide guidance at the national level on a broad range of issues related to ...

Decades of climate research and data have yielded expanded understanding of how greenhouse gases affect the climate. This fast-track study will review the latest scientific evidence on whether ...

Discuss how entities such as the federal government, Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC), and the American Hospital Association (AHA) can help fill identified gaps in cybersecurity planning and ...

Throughout any given year, the National Academies convene hundreds of conferences, workshops, symposia, forums, roundtables, and other gatherings that attract the finest minds in academia and the ...