The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

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

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

Please join the National Academies for a webinar on July 15 th from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET to explore its new report and how the United States can better align spending with therapeutic needs to ...

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

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are the nation's pre-eminent source of high-quality, objective advice on science, engineering, and health matters. Top experts participate ...

Project scientists and others gathered at the National Academy of Sciences building to see the first images from the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory, named after the trailblazing astronomer and NAS ...

From fiscal years 2013 to 2023, the FAA hired only two-thirds of the air traffic controllers called for by its staffing models. By fiscal year 2024, nearly a third of air traffic control facilities ...

We are concerned about recent decisions by the U.S. secretary of health and human services that could undermine science-based decision-making about vaccines, including the dismissal of every member of ...

WASHINGTON — There is an acute need for the U.S. to address its lack of overall governance and coordination of cybercrime statistics, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, ...

AI is being used for an array of beneficial applications in health care, including drug discovery. AI models can analyze large amounts of data to help design medical countermeasures to prevent, treat, ...

McNutt: The mission of the National Academy of Sciences is to provide evidence-based advice to the nation, advice that can promote better decisions and better policies for the country overall. The ...