Carnegie Science empowers our investigators to pursue the biggest questions of our time, advancing discoveries that transform our understanding of life, planets, and the broader universe. Our research ...

Biosphere Sciences and Engineering is a unified, interdisciplinary division that spans research efforts in developmental biology, ecology, and plant science. We're working toward a unified presence in ...

Well-understood physical and chemical processes can easily explain the alleged evidence of a secret, large-scale atmospheric spraying program, commonly referred to as “chemtrails” or “covert ...

Many people have heard of Pangaea, the supercontinent that included all continents on Earth and began to break up about 175 million years ago. But before Pangaea, Earth’s landmasses ripped apart and ...

Washington, DC— Carnegie’s Scott Sheppard and his colleagues—Northern Arizona University’s Chad Trujillo, and the University of Hawaii’s David Tholen—are once again redefining our Solar System’s edge.

Washington, D.C.— The majority of nitrogen-based fertilizer could be supplied by renewable-energy-driven, small-scale technologies by the end of the decade if production is decentralized according to ...

Twenty years after MESSENGER revolutionized our understanding of Mercury, project head and former Carnegie Science director Sean Solomon talks about how the mission came together and the ...

The infrared spectral characteristics of organic-rich acid residues prepared from Ryugu samples returned by the JAXA Hayabusa2 mission generally match those from unheated carbonaceous chondrite ...

Among the many treasures held in the Carnegie Science Archives is a remarkable collection of more than 500 photographs documenting the life and work of pioneering Carnegie Science astronomer Vera ...

The genetic makeup of this extraordinarily hardy organism has provided researchers with a better understanding of red algal evolution and the ways in which these organisms cope with their brutal ...

The. Rosa Lab's research into smarter water and nitrogen management is developing a blueprint for sustainability that will enable farmers to thrive in a warming world.

Washington, DC— The U.S. National Science Foundation is advancing the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), under construction at Carnegie Science’s Las Campanas Observatory, into a critical new stage of ...