Distinctive Voices is a public science lecture program of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 30 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original ...

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 24 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original ...

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences is presenting its 2025 Public Welfare Medal to Mary-Claire King for her pioneering genetic research and its transformative application to human rights.

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences will honor 20 individuals with awards recognizing their extraordinary scientific achievements in a wide range of fields spanning the physical, biological, ...

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences is presenting its 2023 Public Welfare Medal to mathematician, educator, and higher education advocate Freeman A. Hrabowski, III for his outstanding ...

Outside of this work, Losos is also an author, who with his warm and spirited voice, makes complex scientific knowledge accessible to all audiences. His most recent work, The Cat’s Meow: How Cats ...

As a young NASA scientist during the Apollo era, William Borucki helped design the heat shield that brought Apollo 11 astronauts safely back to Earth. As we celebrate the 56th anniversary of the Moon ...

Citing the unnecessary suffering caused by a record number of measles cases in the U.S., the National Academies presidents call for widespread sharing of evidence-based information on vaccine safety ...

May 21-22, 2025 Washington, DC Forum Program Short Summary of the Forum Assessing biodiversity is fundamental to understanding the distribution of biodiversity, the changes that are occurring and, ...

NAS President Marcia McNutt hosted Michael Kratsios, assistant to President Trump and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, who shared his thoughts on the future of U.S.

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 ...