Washington, DC—As the world warms and precipitation patterns shift, strategic approaches to sustainably improving crop yields will be necessary. Carnegie Science’s Lorenzo Rosa is working to ...

Aerosol emissions from burning coal and wood are dangerous to human health, but it turns out that by cooling the Earth they also diminish global economic inequality. Washington, DC— Aerosol emissions ...

An age-related decline in recovery from muscle injury can be traced to a protein that suppresses the special ability of muscle stem cells to build new muscles, according to work from a team of current ...

Phillip Cleves used genome editing tools to determine that a particular gene is required for young coral colonies to begin building their skeletons. Baltimore, MD—New work led by Carnegie’s Phillip ...

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 ...

For humans, the most important star in the universe is the Sun. The second most important star is nestled inside in the Andromeda galaxy. Don’t go looking for it. The flickering star is 2.2 million ...

Baltimore, MD—A team of researchers led by Carnegie Science’s Will Ludington, Karina Gutiérrez-García, and Kevin Aumiller identified genes that enable a beneficial bacterial species to colonize ...

Carnegie's newest scientific division, Biosphere Sciences & Engineering, is devoted to disrupting the traditional, siloed perspective on research in the life sciences and pursuing an integrated ...

Q: As the Principal Investigator of the MESSENGER mission, what were your personal highlights or proudest moments throughout the mission's duration? Sean Solomon: There were many personal highlights ...

From unveiling the intricate details of distant exoplanets to shedding light on the elusive nature of dark matter, the Giant Magellan Telescope promises a treasure trove of discoveries that will ...

Carnegie geneticist Barbara McClintock made several groundbreaking discoveries about chromosomes and is best known for her discovery of transposable elements, or "jumping genes" in maize. This ...