For decades, the National Science Board has overseen the National Science Foundation and provided support for the American research enterprise that is central to the nation’s economic and geopolitical ...

WASHINGTON — Neil H. Shubin, Robert R. Bensley Distinguished Service Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy and vice dean for academic advancement at the University of Chicago, has been elected ...

Four NAS members have been announced as 2026 Breakthrough Prize Laureates. Jean Bennett and Katherine High have been awarded ...

This year’s Annual Meeting will be held from Friday, April 24 through Sunday, April 26. Although in-person attendance is ...

Music is one of the most universal human behaviors—people across cultures spend hours each day listening to music to regulate ...

Marcia McNutt will discuss the status of the United States’ research enterprise, global leadership in science, and ...

The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 25 international members in recognition of ...

On November 24, 1859, Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species and transformed our understanding of life on Earth by introducing the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course ...

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Awarded for original scientific work of intrinsic scientific importance and with significant, beneficial applications in industry. The recipient is awarded a $25,000 prize. Ilya Sutskever, co-founder ...

Could life be hiding in plain sight? Investigating the detectability of life on planets around other stars ...