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Adrien Burlacot

November 30, 2022

Awards

Carnegie’s Adrien Burlacot selected for Forbes “Under 30” list

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope made the first identification of sulfur dioxide in an exoplanet’s atmosphere. Its presence can only be explained by photochemistry – chemical reactions triggered by high-energy particles of starlight. Photochemistry is essential to processes on Earth key to life like photosynthesis and the generation of our ozone layer. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Robert Hurt; Center for Astrophysics-Harvard & Smithsonian/Melissa Weiss.

November 22, 2022

Detected: sulfur compound created by photochemistry in exoplanet atmosphere

Big Tujunga Dam in California’s Angeles National Forest.

November 14, 2022

Sustainable irrigation requires water storage, but big dams should be a last resort

Bernstein Lecture

November 11, 2022

Campus News

Large turn out to first in-person Neighborhood Lecture in two years

Sue Rhee

November 10, 2022

Carnegie’s Sue Rhee Will Transition to Michigan State University Next Year To Head Up a Plant Resilience Institute

Cover of final report

November 07, 2022

New Report Outlines a Major Initiative to Study Geologic Hazards Related to Subduction Zones

The Bambara groundnut is a legume cultivated throughout Africa and one of the most important sources of protein throughout the continent. The groundnut can support the growth of other crops by enriching soils through nitrogen fixation. Equipped with a recently published genome, plant breeders and scientists are attempting to improve Bambara groundnut varieties to address food security concerns in semi-arid Africa. Image purchased from Shutterstock.

November 04, 2022

Indigenous Crops May Help Us Survive Climate Change, But How We Talk About Them Matters

Marilyn Fogel

October 03, 2022

Awards

Carnegie’s Marilyn Fogel Posthumously Honored by AGU For Legacy of Interdisciplinary Research

An artist's conception of the new Carnegie facility in Pasadena, California courtesy of HOK.

October 03, 2022

California State Funding to Advance Carnegie Climate Research Capabilities

Artist’s concept illustrating the rhino's decreasing geographical range and loss of genetic variability. Artwork is courtesy of Mark Belan | artscistudios.com.

September 22, 2022

It May Already Be Too Late To Meet U.N. Genetic Diversity Target