Since 1959, the National Research Council (NRC), at the request of the National Institute of Stan...

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...

The next decade of planetary science and astrobiology holds tremendous promise. New research will...

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NASA's Earth Science Division (ESD) conducts a wide range of satellite and suborbital missions to...

Suborbital flight activities, including the use of sounding rockets, aircraft, high-altitude ball...

'We live on a dynamic Earth shaped by both natural processes and the impacts of humans on their e...

As part of the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE), NASA is planning for humans to revisit the Moo...

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

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 ...

Based on a colloquium sponsored by the Water Science and Technology Board, this book addresses th...

Affecting technological systems at a global-scale, space weather can disrupt high-frequency radio...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issues standards regulations for energy conservation pursuant...

As the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) retires the Space Shuttle and shifts ...

The astronomy science centers established by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (N...

Both sides of the engineering equation--education and utilization--are studied in this unique vol...

Interim Report of the Committee on Exclusive Economic Zone Information Needs

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The Intelligence Community Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and ...

'In the past few years, interest in plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has grown. Advances in batte...

Leadership in gas turbine technologies is of continuing importance as the value of gas turbine pr...

The future security, economic growth, and competitiveness of the United States depend on its capa...

In response to the rising concern of the American public over illegal bombings, the Bureau of Alc...

Over the last ten years, there has been growing concern about potential biological attacks on the...

The report on the CSTL presents an assessment of the Lab's five divisions, covering--where approp...

Some 600 pipe bomb explosions per year have occurred in the United States during the past several...

The mathematical sciences are part of everyday life. Modern communication, transportation, scienc...

To offer security in the maritime domain, governments around the world need the capabilities to d...

Since 1959, the National Research Council (NRC), at the request of the National Institute of Stan...

Coastal farming and ocean ranching of marine fish, shellfish, crustaceans, and seaweed are a majo...

In order to ensure effective military operations and continued warfighter safety, the functionali...

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

'Following a series of natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina, that revealed shortcomings...

In late 2016, U.S. Embassy personnel in Havana, Cuba, began to report the development of an unusu...

The U.S. Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program was established with the goal of destroying the...

'A consensus study report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.'

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Groundbreaking advances in solar and space physics have provided key insights into the dynamic ph...

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The U.S. Army's Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel program is responsible for dismantling former che...

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Elementary particle physics reflects the human quest to understand the basic building blocks of n...

Large ships transporting hazardous cargoes, notorious marine accidents, and damage to marine ecos...