Over billions of years of Earth’s history, microbes have evolved tremendous genetic diversity. Communities of bacteria, fungi ...

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WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 25 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original ...

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 ...

As Marcia McNutt approaches the end of her tenure as president of the National Academy of Sciences, she leaves a historic legacy as the first woman to hold that office in the institution’s more than ...

WASHINGTON — The science academies of the G7 countries released three joint “S7” statements to inform discussions during the G7 summit to be held in Evian, France, in June, as well as to offer science ...

Harvey J. Karten is an experimental comparative neurobiologist, recognized for his work on the organization of the forebrain in birds, and its relationship to the origins of the neocortex of mammals.

This year’s Annual Meeting will be held from Friday, April 24 through Sunday, April 26. Although in-person attendance is limited to NAS members, several sessions and ceremonies will be livestreamed ...

Six NAS members have received 2026 Kavi Prizes, announced this week by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Eva Andrei, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, and Allan MacDonald were awarded the Kavli Prize ...

Every June 30th, Asteroid Day marks the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska impact and turns global attention to the science of near-Earth objects and planetary defense. But asteroids and the meteorites ...

Monica Bertagnolli, former director of the National Institutes of Health, has been elected by members of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) as the Academy’s next president. Beginning July 1, 2026, ...