When the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine speak, Americans assume they are hearing from thousands of the country’s most accomplished researchers. That isn’t always true. The ...

Jason Arday has a tell. Making what he considers important points, he holds his palms out and widens his eyes. Like many gestures, it conveys something beyond the statement itself—a silent way of ...

As you cross the Androscoggin River into Lewiston, you pass on your left the waterfalls that once set the mills to humming. On your right, affixed to a pockmarked brick mill—now defunct, it had spun ...

Nathan Thomas tinha 18 anos e 346 dias quando começou a ensinar engenharia no Miami Dade College, nos Estados Unidos. Parte dos estudantes matriculados na disciplina tinha praticamente a mesma idade ...

The nearly century-old Valley Forge Military Academy will close for good in May, following years of declining enrollment, numerous abuse scandals and allegations of financial mismanagement. All but a ...

The Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics, established in 1984, leads activities in the mathematical sciences at the National Academies. BMSA organizes studies, workshops, and other activities ...

In a recent interview, Nicola Twilley talks about her reporting that followed scientists from the Institute for Mummy Studies as they excavate and glean discoveries from paleofeces preserved in the ...

Congress should continue to provide reliable funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, as it plays a unique and valuable role in the nation’s energy innovation ecosystem, helping ...

The National Academy of Engineering announced today that Howard (“Howie”) B. Rosen will become its next executive officer, effective Aug. 24, 2026. Rosen was selected through an open search process ...