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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

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A 62-page document written by billionaire Jared Isaacman outlines a sweeping, ambitious, and at times controversial plan for the space agency.

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Byron Hyde receives funding from the Wellcome Trust. When people trust science, they can make better decisions, follow helpful rules and work together on big problems like health, climate change and ...