Founded during the US Civil War to provide advice to the government, the National Academies of Science have become one of the most prestigious scientific organizations. Its primary function is to ...

WASHINGTON — To improve global preparedness for future pandemics, the science academies of the G20 nations today released a statement urging their governments to promote the creation of a global ...

National science organizations may have more women members today than a decade ago, but representation at the highest level has failed to keep pace, according to analysis published on International ...

The nation’s premier group of scientific advisers announced Thursday that it will conduct an independent, fast-track review of the latest climate science. It will do so with an eye to weighing in on ...

Academia isn't strong on gender equality. Women are underrepresented throughout, in the research workforce and even more so as leaders in scientific organizations. This is true for science academies ...

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 ...

Throughout any given year, the National Academies convene hundreds of conferences, workshops, symposia, forums, roundtables, and other gatherings that attract the finest minds in academia and the ...

Academies of Sciences are unique institutions capable of acting as a major interphase between government and civil society and providing authoritative and credible advice on issues related to science ...

The Indian National Science Academy (INSA), as part of India's BRICS Presidency 2026, convened the first meeting of the BRICS Science Academies Forum 2026 virtually under the theme "Harnessing ...