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Artist's conception of neutron stars colliding, by Robin Dienel, courtesy of Carnegie Institution for Science

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Larry Finger and Y. Ohashi aligning a crystal on the four-circle X-ray diffractometer in preparation for determining its structure

July 19, 2024

Organizational News

Carnegie Science mineralogist and crystallographer Larry Finger dies at 84

Oded Elazar working in the lab

March 29, 2024

Spotlight

Postdoc Spotlight: Oded Elazar

Mike Wong and colleague Anirudh Prabhu discuss how to tweak the presentation of a network of Earth's atmospheric chemistry in their shared office on the Broad Branch Road campus. — Mike Wong and colleague Anirudh Prabhu discuss how to tweak the presentation of a network of Earth's atmospheric chemistry in their shared office on the Broad Branch Road campus. Photo courtesy Carnegie Institution for Science/Katy Cain

November 17, 2023

Awards

Carnegie’s Anirudh Prabhu recognized for early career excellence

Ca-silicate inclusion inside a diamond from Kankan, Guinea. Photo credit: Margo Regier.

October 18, 2023

Superdeep diamonds provide a window on supercontinent growth

Opalized ammonite. Credit: ARKENSTONE/Rob Lavinsky — Opalized ammonite: A beautiful example from Alberta, Canada of the intersection of biological evolution and mineral evolution — the interplay between minerals and life. A hundred million years ago, the ammonite deposited its own hard carbonate shell — a "biomineral." In this rare case, that original carbonate shell was later replaced by the fiery mineral opal. Credit: ARKENSTONE/Rob Lavinsky

October 16, 2023

Scientists and philosophers team up to study concept of evolution beyond biological context

September 25, 2023

With help of A.I. we may soon know if life existed on Mars

September 13, 2023

Awards

Shaunna Morrison recognized by AGU for early career excellence

Yellow needle-like crystals of the mineral rutherfordine. Photo is courtesy of The RRUFF Project @RRUFF.info.

May 25, 2023

Predicting where to find valuable minerals

January 27, 2023

Awards

Shaunna Morrison Named 2022 Recipient of MSA Award for Outstanding Contributions to Mineralogy

Opalized ammonite. Credit: ARKENSTONE/Rob Lavinsky — Opalized ammonite: A beautiful example from Alberta, Canada of the intersection of biological evolution and mineral evolution — the interplay between minerals and life. A hundred million years ago, the ammonite deposited its own hard carbonate shell — a "biomineral." In this rare case, that original carbonate shell was later replaced by the fiery mineral opal. Credit: ARKENSTONE/Rob Lavinsky

July 01, 2022

Nature Used 57 Recipes To Create Earth’s 10,500+ “Mineral Kinds”