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- National Academies finds some benefits of moderate alcohol consumption https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2024/12/new-report-reviews-evidence-on-moderate-alcohol-consumption-and-health-impacts 4 comments
- US Should Create Strategy by End of '22 to Reduce Increasing Ocean Plastic Waste https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2021/12/u-s-should-create-national-strategy-by-end-of-2022-to-reduce-its-increasing-contribution-to-global-ocean-plastic-waste-says-new-report 116 comments
- Rental Eviction and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Averting a Looming Crisis https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2021/06/panel-says-creating-white-house-task-force-expanding-housing-programs-and-improving-access-to-social-supports-could-avert-rental-eviction-crisis-triggered-by-pandemic 5 comments
- The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids http://nationalacademies.org/hmd/reports/2017/health-effects-of-cannabis-and-cannabinoids.aspx 93 comments
- Failure and Collapse of the Arecibo Observatory Telescope Assessed by New Report https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/10/2024/failure-and-collapse-of-the-arecibo-observatory-telescope-assessed-by-new-report 9 comments space
- U.S. Should Expand and Standardize Plastics Collection and Recycling, Study Potential Uses in Infrastructure, Says New Report https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2023/07/u-s-should-expand-and-standardize-plastics-collection-and-recycling-study-potential-uses-in-infrastructure-says-new-report 3 comments environment
- AI to Assist Mathematical Reasoning - a virtual workshop from June 12-14 hosted by The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/06-12-2023/ai-to-assist-mathematical-reasoning-a-workshop 3 comments math
- Extreme events such as wildfires, hurricanes, and floods are happening with greater frequency and intensity, which leaves insurance companies facing larger financial risks and paying out more in claims #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/12/2022/insurance-for-a-changing-climate?mc_cid=34168e44ac&mc_eid=fe1995e4fd 7 comments climate
- Consumer Price Index https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2022/05/to-modernize-the-consumer-price-index-bls-should-accelerate-use-of-new-data-sources-and-provide-price-indexes-for-different-incomes-says-new-report?mc_cid=c3b0ab7a91&mc_eid=1f01f177e8 8 comments economics
- U.S. Should Create National Strategy by End of 2022 to Reduce Its Increasing Contribution to Global Ocean Plastic Waste, Says New Report https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2021/12/u-s-should-create-national-strategy-by-end-of-2022-to-reduce-its-increasing-contribution-to-global-ocean-plastic-waste-says-new-report 33 comments environment
- Astro2020 (astronomy decadal survey) is finally getting released today! https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/11-04-2021/pathways-to-discovery-in-astronomy-and-astrophysics-for-the-2020s-public-briefing 11 comments astronomy
- With news of JWST everywhere, in the next few days the astrophysics and astronomy community is about to release their next Decadal Study. Front runners are: LUVOIR (15m UV to near-IR), Origins (mid- to far-IR), HADex (habitable planets using a starshade), LYNX (X-ray) https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/decadal-survey-on-astronomy-and-astrophysics-2020-astro2020 10 comments space
- The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research http://nationalacademies.org/hmd/reports/2017/health-effects-of-cannabis-and-cannabinoids.aspx 6 comments science
- The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research : Health and Medicine Division http://nationalacademies.org/hmd/reports/2017/health-effects-of-cannabis-and-cannabinoids.aspx 3 comments science