The National Academy of Sciences is presenting its 2026 Public Welfare Medal to Francis S. Collins, former director, National Institutes of Health (NIH), for his pioneering research in human genetics ...
Jan. 22, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Academy Honors 19 for Major Contributions to Science WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences will honor 19 individuals with awards recognizing their ...
Public interest in news stories about climate change is at an all-time high. NPR Climate Correspondent Rebecca Hersher talks ...
Once the stuff of science fiction, creative machines are now reshaping culture and daily life. Much of today’s AI innovation reflects a sci-fi fantasy: the all-knowing oracle, an AI that ultimately ...
The NAS Award in Molecular Biology is supported by Pfizer Inc. and recognizes a recent notable discovery by a young scientist (no older than 50) who is a citizen of the United States. The award is ...
WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences has named Monica Feit as its next executive officer, effective Oct. 4, 2025. In this role, Feit will oversee NAS core membership activities, including the ...
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has announced that the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded jointly to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and NAS international member Shimon ...
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 ...
WASHINGTON, DC – The Editorial Board of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has selected six papers published by PNAS in 2024 to receive the Cozzarelli Prize, an award that ...
The National Academy of Sciences announces the selection of eighty-seven of the nation’s brightest young scientists from industry, academia, and government to take part in the National Academy of ...
Established by the NAS Council in June 2017 by combining two awards: the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal and the Mary Clark Thompson Medal. The award rotates presentation between the Elliot Medal that ...
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