National Research Council

Emissions of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels have ushered in a new epoch where...

On November 8-10, 2010, the National Research Council's Space Studies Board (SSB) held a public...

Prudent Practices in the Laboratory--the book that has served for decades as the standard for...

Federal laws, regulations, and executive orders have imposed requirements for federal agencies to move toward the sustainable acquisition of goods and services, including the incorporation of sustainable purchasing into federal agency decision making. Since the federal government is such a significant player in the market, its move to incorporat...

The medical use of marijuana is surrounded by a cloud of social, political, and religious...

Matching DNA samples from crime scenes and suspects is rapidly becoming a key source of evidence...

Separation processes--or processes that use physical, chemical, or electrical forces to isolate or...

Scenes of starvation have drawn the world's attention to Africa's agricultural and environmental...

The hominin fossil record documents a history of critical evolutionary events that have ultimately...