Top 10 Downloads: Space and Aeronautics
Since last June, hundreds of thousands of PDFs have been downloaded for free from the NAP website. Don’t miss out on your chance to read any of these top ten downloads in the Space and Aeronautics category.
Beyond the Space Shuttle: Future Directions for Space Exploration and Research
Atlantis blasted off for its final mission last week, marking the end of the space shuttle program. As we look back on what we have learned from the space shuttle and other space research programs, it is amazing to consider how far we can advance knowledge of our own solar system and planets beyond in [...]
The Nation’s Science Report Card: Perspectives from the Board on Science Education
On the National Assessment of Educational Progress 2009 Science Report Card released last Tuesday, the United States received an overall grade of “needs improvement.” The test, which measures science proficiency, was administered to 4th, 8th, and 12th graders and underscores one of the major focal points of President Obama’s State of the Union address: the [...]
New Planets, New Possibilities in Space Research
On Monday a team of NASA astronomers announced the discovery of the first rocky planet orbiting a star outside our solar system. The discovery of the planet, named Kepler-10b, was the result of data collected by the Kepler spacecraft, launched by NASA in March 2009. Remember when grade school astronomy consisted mainly of knowing the [...]
Seven New Books: Sea Turtles, Space Exploration, and more
This past week, there were seven new publications on the NAP site, six of which have free PDFs. There were prepublications covering space exploration, climate, and sea turtles. All New Publications This Week Climate Stabilization Targets: Emissions, Concentrations, and Impacts over Decades to Millenia (prepublication) Get It Now (Free PDF) Read Online For Free Assessment [...]
New Publications: Near-Earth Objects, Engineering, Zoonotic Diseases and More
Happy new year! Things have been a little bit quiet around here with the winter holidays, so we’re listing out all the new publications for the last three weeks in one fell swoop to get the year started with a bang. Also, don’t forget to check out the YouTube video that accompanies Sustaining Global Surveillance [...]
New This Week: NASA, Evolution, Childhood Obesity
New this week we have two publications on the prevention of childhood obesity, continuing education in the health professions, humane issues in the use of random source dogs and cats in research, and one of the books from the In The Light Of Evolution series. Featured New Publication Mitigating the Nutritional Impacts of the Global [...]
