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National Academy of Sciences

American  

noun

  1. a private organization, created by an act of Congress (1863), that furthers science and advises the U.S. government on scientific and technical issues. N.A.S., NAS


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According to a 2024 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that used census records, an updated estimate for the number of deaths related to the four-year conflict is 698,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The research findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

For Duesberg, that point may have come in 1989, when he published an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences outlining his position in detail.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists report new evidence that amyloid beta and inflammation may act through the same molecular pathway.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

About two hundred neuroscientists gathered with support from the National Academy of Sciences to confront a new question: What is technology doing to our brains?

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel