The National Academy of Sciences is presenting its 2026 Public Welfare Medal to Francis S. Collins, former director, National Institutes of Health (NIH), for his pioneering research in human genetics ...

The National Academy of Sciences has announced the 2025 election of 120 new members and 30 international members. Election to the academy is for scientists who have been judged by their peers to have ...

James Schnable, Nebraska Corn Presidential Chair and professor of agronomy and horticulture at the University of ...

The Public Welfare Medal will be presented to Collins on April 26 during the Academy’s 163rd annual meeting.

Ten new recipients of the Barry prize, awarded to scholars at U.S. colleges and universities for distinguished intellectual achievements, have been named. The American Academy of Sciences & Letters ...

Researchers also uncovered evidence of corral damage at lower depths during a survey in the Indian Ocean. The data is helping ...

Tour the "nation's home of science in America." Take a one-hour guided tour of the beautiful National Academy of Sciences building at 2100 C St., NW, Washington, D.C. Dedicated by President Calvin ...

(KRON) — The California Academy of Sciences will hold a special celebration to honor the life and legacy of Claude, San Francisco’s beloved albino alligator. The free event, Claude Forever: A ...