/tags/national-academy-of-sciences National Academy of Sciences en-US WLRN Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:14:34 GMT /news/2020-12-23/congress-asks-for-answers-on-arecibos-collapse Congress is asking the National Science Foundation for answers on the collapse of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:14:34 GMT /news/2020-12-23/congress-asks-for-answers-on-arecibos-collapse Brendan Byrne /2019-10-09/grant-creates-new-pathway-for-minority-women-in-stem Minority women believe it’s their time to be role models in the male-dominated STEM field and a $2.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation... Wed, 09 Oct 2019 09:00:00 GMT /2019-10-09/grant-creates-new-pathway-for-minority-women-in-stem Alysia Cruz /npr-breaking-news/2018-12-13/scientists-say-gene-edited-babies-claim-is-wake-up-call-for-world U.S. National Academy of Medicine, U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and Chinese Academy of Sciences call for international gene-editing standards. Critics blast statement as inadequate. Thu, 13 Dec 2018 19:02:13 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2018-12-13/scientists-say-gene-edited-babies-claim-is-wake-up-call-for-world Rob Stein