In an interview on how recent federal actions are affecting the research enterprise, NAS President Marcia McNutt said, ...

Fires that happen where wildlands meet urban areas — such as the January wildfires in the Los Angeles area — are increasing.

Report of the Committee on Paleoecology, 1935-1936: Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Division of Geology and Geography, National Research Council, May 2, 1936 ...

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