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Carnegie scientists look back in time to the most distant galaxy yet discovered. They discover how plants tell when there is too much salt in the soil; reveal the first Martian meteorite linked to the Martian crust; determine what happens with tree die-offs from climate change; identify how crystals could lead to faster computers, and much more in the spring CarnegieScience.

The 2011-2012 Annual Year Book is Now Available

Discover how tiny molecular cages can revolutionize electronics, how life may have had a poisonous start, what fat and cholesterol go through in the gut, some causes of ocean “dead zones," how we know that the Moon has a lot more water than thought, and much, much more in the latest Year Book.

Science of Innovation: Synthetic Diamonds

Watch the new method for creating large, hard, single-crystal, synthetic diamonds from Rus Hemley's team at the Geophysical Lab. The video was produced by NBC Learn and the National Science Foundation.

Terrestrial Magnetism Selected Historic Site for Rubin/Ford Research

The American Physical Society has selected the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism a historic site for the pioneering research by Vera Rubin and Kent Ford on dark matter.

Carnegie Airborne Observatory - AToMS

The Carnegie Airborne Observatory (CAO) is a revolutionary advancement in remote sensing and 3-D analysis of ecosystem composition, chemistry, and physiology.

Read the fall 2012 CarnegieScience

Learn how that fatty holiday meal can affect cholesterol. Find out how geoengineering could help us adapt to climate change. Discover the secrets about Mars that meteorites carry, and much more in the fall 2012 CarnegieScience.

Senior Trustee Jaylee Mead Dies

Senior trustee and retired Goddard Space Flight Center astronomer Jaylee Mead died September 14 at the age of 83 from congestive heart failure.

CarnegieScience is Out in Tablet-Friendly Format

What do insect glands and human fertility have in common? Did a giant volcanoe cause the biggest extinction in Earth history? How can databases help crop harvests? Find out the answers to these questions and more in the summer 2012 issue of CarnegieScience.

Carnegie Trustee Sandra Faber Awarded Bruce Gold Medal

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific has awarded astronomer and longtime Carnegie trustee, Sandra Faber, the prestigious 2012 Catherine Wolf Bruce Gold Medal for her lifetime achievements in astronomy. For more information click here.

Explore the Spring CarnegieScience in Tablet-Friendly Format

Find out the latest about potentially habitable planets around other stars. Learn about a new type of carbon that could give diamonds a run for their money. Discover what jumping genes, some 50% of the human genome, are really up to; how a molecular pump may be key to feeding the growing population; and much more in the spring CarnegieScience.