As we mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, we celebrate the work of Kornelia Polyak, a pioneering cancer ...

The past decade has brought episodes of exceptional and even historically unprecedented warmth, both in California and around the world. But perhaps even more disruptive than rising global average ...

The US is on the cusp of dramatically transforming how we conserve bees and other insects, which have been historically excluded from many major conservation efforts. This presentation will share some ...

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 30 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original ...

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences has named Monica Feit as its next executive officer, effective Oct. 4, 2025. In this role, Feit will oversee NAS core membership activities, including the ...

Kristi Anseth has been named recipient of the 2025 Simon Ramo Founders Award by the National Academy of Engineering “for outstanding contributions to new bioresponsive polymeric materials and their ...

The National Academy of Sciences announces the selection of eighty-seven of the nation’s brightest young scientists from industry, academia, and government to take part in the National Academy of ...

The NAS Award for Scientific Discovery is presented every two years to recognize an accomplishment or discovery in basic research, achieved within the previous five years, that is expected to have a ...

Established by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, the NAS Award for Chemistry in Service to Society is awarded biennially for contributions to chemistry, either in fundamental science or its ...

WASHINGTON — The Council of the National Academy of Sciences has approved the nomination of Neil H. Shubin, Robert R. Bensley Distinguished Service Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy and ...

NAS President Marcia McNutt opened the annual meeting with her annual address to NAS members. Marcia McNutt is a geophysicist and president of the National Academy of Sciences. From 2013 to 2016, she ...