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Rainbow in front of a dam wall. Shot in Hazelmere Dam Nature Reserve, near Durban, North Coast of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.

June 13, 2024

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Planning African hydropower to balance energy needs, climate impacts, and ecosystem health

Sarah Seager in front of a blackboard. Photo by Sam Ogden

June 12, 2024

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Sara Seager wins Kavli Prize

Shasta Dam in Northern California as seen from a distance. Mountains are green in the background.

June 07, 2024

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Dams and reservoirs can’t meet future water storage needs

May 27, 2024

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Geochronologist Jennifer Kasbohm joins Carnegie Science as new Staff Scientist

Carnegie Science astronomers do community outreach with a Perot Museum tech truck team

May 23, 2024

Feature Story

Carnegie Science's Las Campanas Observatory represented in Dallas for eclipse

Banner image: 'earth-like' planet

May 22, 2024

Feature Story

How Do We Define an 'Earth-Like' Planet?

The planet Mercury on a black background. This colorful view of Mercury was produced by using images from the color base map imaging campaign during MESSENGER's primary mission. NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Science

May 22, 2024

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20 Years Later: Carnegie Science Looks Back on the MESSENGER mission

May 22, 2024

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Texas Bound: The Great North American Eclipse

Lara and Diana Silhouetted against the glow of lava

May 22, 2024

Feature Story

Meet the All-Woman Team Shaping the Future of Geophysical Research

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman tweeted this photo from the International Space Station on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2, 2014. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

May 21, 2024

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Proposed mission would map greenhouse gases in unprecedented detail