Three members have received 2026 Shaw Prizes. Stanford Woosley has received the Shaw Prize in Astronomy alongside Ken’ichi ...

The science academies of the G7 countries released three joint “S7” statements  to inform discussions during the G7 summit to ...

When people think about biodiversity, they often picture rainforests, coral reefs, or endangered wildlife, not cockroaches in ...

Honey bees are best known for their essential role in pollinating much of the food we eat, but their importance extends far ...

London, UK Forum Program The US-UK Scientific Forum on Shifts and Tipping Points in Ocean Systems convened leading scientists ...

The NAS Award in Chemical Sciences is presented annually to honor innovative research in the chemical sciences that contributes to a better understanding of the natural sciences and to the benefit of ...

Assessing biodiversity is fundamental to understanding the distribution of biodiversity, the changes that are occurring and, crucially, the effectiveness of actions to address the ongoing biodiversity ...

The Michael and Sheila Held Prize is presented annually to honor outstanding, innovative, creative, and influential research in the areas of combinatorial and discrete optimization, or related parts ...

The John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science is awarded every two years, to recognize noteworthy and distinguished accomplishments in any field of science within the National Academy of ...

The NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences recognizes research by a mid-career scientist (defined as up to 20 years since completion of PhD) at a U.S. institution who has made an extraordinary ...

Susan McCouch is known for developing the first molecular genetic map of rice and for her key and sustained role in turning rice into a model for genetics and breeding research. She is the Barbara ...