Biological physics, or the physics of living systems, has emerged fully as a field of physics, al...

The 2011 National Research Council decadal survey on biological and physical sciences in space, R...

In 2005, the National Academies released the report Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Rese...

Experts in the areas of water science and chemistry from the government, industry, and academic a...

Since 1944, the National Research Council (NRC) has published seven editions of the Nutrient Requ...

In 1997, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) formed the National Astrobiolog...

The workplace is where 156 million working adults in the United States spend many waking hours, a...

Since 1944, the National Research Council (NRC) has published seven editions of the Nutrient Requ...

This report addresses the transition of research satellites, instruments, and calculations into o...

The search for life in the solar system and beyond has to date been governed by a model based on ...

'From the oceans to continental heartlands, human activities have altered the physical characteri...

'Advancing Land Change Modeling: Opportunities and Research Requirements describes various LCM ap...

Faced with the steady rise in energy costs, dwindling fossil fuel supplies, and the need to maint...

Fisheries are essential to the global economy and feed billions around the world; they, support i...

Oil and natural gas represent more than 50 percent of the worldwide energy supply, with high ener...

'Chronic and episodic water shortages are becoming common in many regions of the United States, a...

Uncertainty is a fundamental characteristic of weather, seasonal climate, and hydrological predic...

Marine recreational fishing is a popular activity enjoyed by more than 9 million Americans annual...

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9 11) on the United States prompted a rethinking of ...

Since 1944, the National Research Council (NRC) has published seven editions of the Nutrient Requ...

For its annual symposium in 1984, the Food and Nutrition Board posed the key nutritional question...

We live in a changing world with multiple and evolving threats to national security, including te...

'On March 10-11, 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a publi...

The United States is a major producer of plastics and in 2016, generated more plastic waste by we...

'Scientific advances over the past several decades have accelerated the ability to engineer exist...

'Floods take a heavy toll on society, costing lives, damaging buildings and property, disrupting ...

The new field of toxicogenomics presents a potentially powerful set of tools to better understand...

The world's nations are moving toward agreements that will bind us together in an effort to limit...

'Identifies new and emerging research opportunities in the earth sciences over the next decade, i...

Prudent Practices in the Laboratorythe book that has served for decades as the standard for chemi...

Research supported by scientific ocean drilling has fundamentally transformed our understanding o...

Launched jointly in 1997 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Japa...

As of 2021, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have reached historically unprecedented levels, hig...

The Earth system functions and connects in unexpected ways - from the microscopic interactions of...

Fire and Smoke

The ocean is a fundamental component of the earth's biosphere. It covers roughly 70 percent of Ea...

Satellite remote sensing is the primary tool for measuring global changes in the land, ocean, bio...

'The stresses associated with climate change are expected to be felt keenly as human population g...

Coal will continue to provide a major portion of energy requirements in the United States for at ...

Accidents and terrorist attacks that lead to the release of radioactive materials can cause death...

In thousands of communities across the United States, drinking water is contaminated with chemica...

Water is essential to life for humans and their food crops, and for ecosystems. Effective water m...

Motivated by the explosion of molecular data on humans-particularly data associated with individu...

Forecasting the Ocean

It is widely understood that stem cell treatments have the potential to revolutionize medicine. B...

Environmental research has driven landmark improvements that led to the protection of human and e...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) collects, manages, and disseminates a ...

Since 1944, the National Research Council (NRC) has published seven editions of the Nutrient Requ...