WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences will honor 19 individuals with awards recognizing their extraordinary scientific achievements in a wide range of fields spanning the physical, biological, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Honey bees are best known for their essential role in pollinating much of the food we eat, but their importance extends far beyond agriculture. In a Q&A for World Bee Day, leading neuroscientist and ...

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, ...

The Selman A. Waksman Award recognizes a major advance in the field of microbiology and is presented with a $20,000 prize. Nominations for the 2027 award will be accepted until Monday, October 5, 2026 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Four NAS members have been announced as 2026 Breakthrough Prize Laureates. Jean Bennett and Katherine High have been awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences alongside Albert Maguire “for ...

PNAS has partnered with the Lasker Foundation to shine a spotlight on this year’s Lasker Award recipients. This year’s recipients are Emmanuel Mignot and Masashi Yanagisawa (Basic Medical Research); ...

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 — 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 ...