Plant a tree in the desert, and it won’t grow. Drop a seed in a rainforest, and watch it sprout as water, nutrient-rich soil and rays of sun collaborate to nurture the new life. In the world of ...

The race for autonomous supremacy is shifting rapidly from laboratory testing to global commercial deployment. While headline ...

Anyone who works in the manufacturing space can speak to the disconnect between the use of technology in their personal and professional lives. “You walk into a plant manager’s office and he’s very ...

Marine ecosystem-based management (EBM) is recognized as the best practice for managing multiple ocean-use sectors, explicitly addressing tradeoffs among them. However, implementation is perceived as ...

Disturbances, such as hurricanes, fires, droughts and pest outbreaks, can cause major changes in ecosystem conditions that threaten Nature’s contributions to people (ecosystem services). Climate ...

To retain market leadership, CEOs seeking to accelerate innovation in their organizations often find themselves at a crossroads: They must decide whether to build, buy, or partner. In response, a ...

We are told the natural world is ‘breaking down’. But forests don’t work like aeroplanes or human hearts ...

Scientists have created a research framework to incorporate ecological theory—mathematical models and concepts to understand interactions and dynamics of ecosystems—into ecosystem management and ...

Sustainability is among the top concerns of industry leaders nowadays, who already work vigorously to implement sweeping measures to decarbonize their operations and boost energy efficiency. However, ...

Researchers invert a classical approach to modeling food webs. Instead of trying to replicate stable, complex ecosystems using simplistic representations of species interactions, the authors' novel ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. The Gulf of Mexico (GoM) has a combination of ecological richness, economic value, and ...

As digital financial services continue to grow globally, cyber threats are becoming more advanced, more automated, and more financially damaging. In Nigeria, where digital payments are becoming a part ...