Humans have always been fascinated by scales different than theirs, from giant objects such as stars, planets and galaxies, to the world of the tiny: insects, bacteria, viruses and other microscopic ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author John Ross discusses John Wesley Powell's vision for settlement west of fothe 100th meridian. John Wesley Powell understood the limits of local ...

Man wearing a face mask. Image by Tim Sandle. Man wearing a face mask. Image by Tim Sandle. Human, animal, and environmental health are not three different or independent forms of health. Instead, ...

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 ...

“The elephants didn’t mean them any harm” explained a resident from Bannerghatta, India who has to be careful at night in case the animals trample them. It is about living with nature’s large ...

Human-robot interactions not only allow robots to interact with humans but also with the environment. Microrobots, for instance, can interact with insects and measure the force exerted by them during ...