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 ...

With the growth of automation and increase of workers engaging with machines, I felt there would be some benefit to sharing an example of the safety risk assessments that we do in order to reduce or ...

Tokyo, one of the world's most densely populated megacities, sits on a highly active seismic zone where the threat of major earthquakes is ever-present. One of the most destructive aspects of seismic ...

3. calculates the residual risk (i.e., the risk remaining after risk reduction measures are taken). However, while the document does not indicate so explicitly, once initial risk is determined and ...

Ransomware has evolved from encryption to data theft. Learn how AI-driven attacks and breach data are reshaping cyber insurance risk models and pricing.

As AI reshapes the insurance industry, here's how leaders can harness its potential while addressing algorithmic bias, ...

For many diseases and chronic conditions, an individual's genes play a role in their likelihood of developing the disease. While some inherited diseases, such as cystic fibrosis or sickle cell anemia, ...

Pesticide residue analysis in food remains a vital component of food safety and human exposure assessment, particularly as the field of exposomics encourages a more holistic view of chemical exposure ...

Background/aim Frequent premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) have historically been regarded as benign in structurally ...