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Thomas Lovejoy

December 28, 2021

Thomas Lovejoy, Founding Chair Of The Carnegie Scientific Advisory Council, Dies At 80

December 23, 2021

JWST to probe fundamental questions about the cosmos

December 22, 2021

Tracking down the forces that shaped our Solar System’s evolution

December 20, 2021

Campus News

A letter from the new Director, Michael Walter

The late Paul Silver smiles from behind his desk at the Carnegie Institution for Science Broad Branch Road Campus. The Carnegie Institution for Science recently introduced a new named postdoctoral fellowship in his honor. Image courtesy of Carnegie Institution for Science.

December 17, 2021

Campus News

Rock physicist Ningli Zhao awarded first Dr. Paul G. Silver Postdoctoral Fellowship

An overhead shot of the Broad Branch Road campus in autumn.

December 15, 2021

Feature Story

Year end round up: The top 30 questions at the Earth and Planets Laboratory in 2021

An overhead shot of the Broad Branch Road campus in autumn.

December 15, 2021

Earth and Planets Laboratory Director Richard Carlson Retires, will be succeeded by Deputy Director Michael Walter

December 09, 2021

New understanding of plant nutrient response could improve fertilizer management strategies

Epi-fluorescence microscopy of acridine orange stained microorganisms collected from deep-sea vents at 2.5 km depth and cultured at high pressure conditions (250 atm). — Epi-fluorescence microscopy of acridine orange stained microorganisms collected from deep-sea vents at 2.5 km depth and cultured at high pressure conditions (250 atm). Continuous culturing experiments integrate vent fluid sampling techniques (Isobaric-Gas-Tight sampler, WHOI) with our high-pressure chemostat.

November 25, 2021

Feature Story

Five ways we’re exploring astrobiology on campus

November 24, 2021

New ultrahard diamond glass synthesized