The dense centers of globular clusters are home to a whole zoo of exotic astrophysical phenomena. Dr. Kremer studies the unexpected events experienced by compact objects — black holes, neutron stars, ...

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Distinctive Voices highlights innovations, discoveries, and emerging issues in an exciting and engaging public forum. Do you wonder how things work? What the future holds? If you are curious about the ...

The landscape of scientific research is changing faster than ever, and the 163rd NAS Annual Meeting Research Briefings will ...

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 ...

President Biden announced the latest recipients of the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation—our nation’s highest honors for exemplary achievement and ...

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 Council of the National Academy of Sciences has approved the nomination of Neil H. Shubin, Robert R. Bensley Distinguished Service Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy and ...

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 ...

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, ...