New work demonstrates how a data-driven approach to policy and planning can help communities prepare for the oncoming challenges of climate change. Washington, DC—Researchers from Stanford ...

As we commemorate the extraordinary life of Vera Rubin—who forever altered how we understand the universe—on what would have been her 93rd birthday, I keep coming back to a legendary moment in her ...

Joseph Gall, often called the "father of modern cell biology" was recognized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science with its Golden Goose Award for his work on "nature's oddities," ...

New work could hold clues about the chemistry occurring inside gas giant planets and possibly even stars, where helium is a major component. Washington, DC— Although helium is the second most-abundant ...

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 ...

Millions of lakes worldwide are distributed at latitudes or elevations resulting in the formation of lake ice during winter. Lake ice affects the transfer of energy, heat, light, and material between ...

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 ...

In the 1960s, a bold vision took Carnegie astronomers to Chile’s Atacama Desert, where they transformed a remote mountaintop into one of the world’s leading observatories. Graced with clear, dark ...

The universe is full of billions of galaxies—but their distribution across space is far from uniform. Why do we see so much structure in the universe today and how did it all form and grow? Pasadena, ...

The Carnegie Airborne Observatory-3 (CAO-3) is the most scientifically advanced aircraft-based mapping and data analytics system in civil aviation today. Washington, D.C. – Carnegie Science announces ...

Water is necessary for life. It's also tremendously important for food and energy security and ecosystem health. Despite this, many people live in areas that experience water scarcity at least one ...

On September 20, 2025, from 5–11 p.m., the National Mall becomes one of the biggest stargazing parties in the country, with telescopes, hands-on activities, and experts from leading science ...