Latest COVID-19 Conversations webinar discusses implementing crisis standards of care.

On the 10th Anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Marcia McNutt Reflects on How Science Helped Solve the Crisis, and Its Lessons for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Research by NAM Pharmacy Fellow Dima M. Qato has shed light on “pharmacy deserts” and closures that reduce people’s access to medications.

Anthony Fauci and other panelists explored the status of the pandemic, research underway, and the key role of vaccines in bringing the pandemic to an end.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the National Science Foundation announced today the formation of a Societal Experts Action Network (SEAN) to connect social and behavioral science researchers with decision-makers who are leading the response to COVID-19. SEAN will respond to the most pressing social, behavioral, and economic questions that are being asked by federal, state, and local officials by working with appropriate experts to quickly provide actionable answers.

When it comes to COVID-19 testing, questions remain about which of the tests available are reliable, how much testing is needed, and how to ensure access to testing. The latest COVID-19 Conversations webinar explored the challenges ahead.

The 1.3 million nursing home residents in the U.S. make up less than 0.5 percent of the nation’s population, but represent approximately 15 percent of COVID-19 related deaths to date.

“Reports & Events” is a monthly tip sheet for the news media that highlights selected meetings of interest and reports from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s plan to dilute and dispose of 34 metric tons of surplus plutonium in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico is technically viable, provided that the plan’s implementation challenges and system vulnerabilities are resolved.

National Academy of Medicine President Victor J. Dzau will provide remarks on behalf of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board during a virtual event on May 4 to launch an online pledging effort, the Coronavirus Global Response.

From N-95 masks that are protecting health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic to food packaging found in every aisle of the grocery store, plastics play an essential role in our lives.

The novel coronavirus has been called “the great equalizer,” when in reality, it has only exacerbated health inequities that racial and ethnic minorities have experienced for decades.

Increasing diversity among employees is a priority for many organizations, which spend substantial resources on diversity initiatives.

The wildfire in the Florida Everglades has spread to 32,000 acres, and officials are using all the resources they can to contain it.

After studying under Ansel Adams, Rob Decker is creating posters of all the national parks with a nod to the WPA posters of the 1930s and '40s.

A young parkgoer returned a rock she took from Smoky Mountains National Park along with a drawing and a nice letter.

Have you ever wanted to visit Paris or Rome? Well, you don't have to fly to Europe to check out these cities.

A study in Philadelphia finds that transforming vacant lots into green spaces has a beneficial impact on mood and wellbeing, particularly in low-income areas.

In an effort to combat pollution, China is building 'forest cities' and people will be moving into the first one in about 2 years.

The New York City Department of Sanitation launches the BetterBin design competition in search of revamped litter receptacles.

Complaints of sidewalk excrement have become so frequent that the city has established a team dedicated to clearing away number twos.

From Vietnam to London to rural Boone County, Iowa, these fancy footbridges are a feast for the eyes.

Despite an uptick in public spending, 30% of city residents live more than a 10-minute walk from the nearest park, according to the 2018 City Park Facts report.

Plucking litter from canals while sightseeing is one of the more singular ways to spend a couple hours in the Dutch city.

How do you squeeze a fancy new 407-acre state park into Brooklyn? Look no further than two former landfills on Jamaica Bay.

St. Louis, Orlando and Minneapolis are featured in a new Sierra Club report on the growing number of American cities rejecting fossil fuels.

Seagulls followed the Tiber to Rome decades ago. In recent years, however, they've become more numerous and more aggressive.

Perfect for blustery apartment balconies, the student-designed O-Wind Turbine is a national winner of the James Dyson Award.

The two cities will receive substantial financial and technical assistance from Bloomberg Philanthropies to help combat combat climate change.

The town of Ipswich has been haunted by a nursery rhyme playing over a loudspeaker for more than a year.

Austria's capital ranks high in everything from walkability to affordability.

Migration forecasts developed by researchers at Cornell University help cities and building owners determine the best time to flip the switch.

London, Houston and Bangkok are among the cities most vulnerable to sea level identified in a new report by London-based charity Christian Aid.

The World Cities Culture Forums' ranking of member cities with the highest and lowest percentages of urban parkland doesn't come without surprises.

Critics of the Via Verde project in Mexico City argue that making a busy beltway more aesthetically pleasing only encourages motorists to keep driving.

Woodland hawks, attracted by the songbirds that love backyard feeders, are thriving in cities.

Here are 14 of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

After every attempt to catch an otter fails, officials are forced to move the fish out of a Vancouver pond.

A new report from the Health Effects Institute says are breathing air that's considered unsafe by the World Health Organization.

Mosaic dog portraiture (courtesy of artist William Wegman and his Weimaraners) comes to 23rd Street in Manhattan.

A new retrospective study finds that 1980s-era cleanup of Boston Harbor was well worth it from a return on investment standpoint.

Developed by the U.S. Geological Survey, the technology 'aims to reduce the impact of earthquakes and save lives and property.'

New York City's Feral Cat Initiative pairs feral cats that need a range with humans who want a defense against rodents.

It has to do with civic involvement and not an issue with nature.

Spread across nearly 70 action-packed acres, Tulsa's newest public green space champions sustainability, accessibility and inclusion.

New research shows that urban green space largely benefits the wealthy and educated, not the underserved communities that need it most.

Even in Paris, a city with a lot of love for its dogs, public green space has traditionally been off-limits.

The views along Camden's trash-strewn transportation corridors are getting a $1 million boost from Bloomberg's Public Art Challenge.

Located on the Mississippi Flyway, Chicago is one of the deadliest American cities for migrating birds. But the Windy City is trying to change that statistic.

Many city dwellers leave urban areas to visit lakes and rivers, but these cities are ideal for people who don't want to travel far to swim, paddle or surf.