Roughly 53 million people in the U.S. provide care to a family member such as a child with complex medical needs, an aging ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Standing Committee on Evidence Synthesis and Communications in Diet and Chronic Disease Relationships will hold a virtual public webinar ...

Declining seat space for passengers on commercial airplanes, coupled with the growing prevalence of larger passengers in the ...

Insects are integral to the function of Earth's terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. They pollinate more than 90% of flowering plants, are a major food source for wildlife, and play an important ...

Input from the wider scientific community is essential to the work of the Committee on Key Non-Polar Destinations Across the Moon to Address Decadal-level Science Objectives with Human Explorers. The ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will convene an ad hoc committee of experts to conduct a consensus study on early relational health (ERH) for infant, child, and family ...

Our exhibitions explore relationships among the arts and sciences, engineering, and medicine. The NAS Building is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. A government-issued photo ID ...

Private vehicles, rental cars, taxicabs, ridehailing drivers, buses, and service and delivery vehicles are all navigating airport terminal roadways and curbsides. The high proportion of motorists who ...

Delivered by NAS President Marcia McNutt The second annual State of the Science address explored the current status of the U.S. research enterprise and strategies for navigating a rapidly changing ...

A new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examines the ...

Native plant materials —including seeds, cuttings, and young plants grown in containers—are essential to restoring and sustaining healthy ecosystems, especially as climate change is accelerating ...

Consensus Report: Future Directions for Digital Twins Digital twins have the potential to transform scientific research, industrial practices, and many aspects of daily life. However, many challenges ...