Joseph Gall, often called the "father of modern cell biology" was recognized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science with its Golden Goose Award for his work on "nature's oddities," ...

Last week, more than 70 experts in Earth’s geologic history, including geochronologists, astrochronologists, and paleoclimatologists, gathered in person and online at Carnegie Science’s Earth & ...

Washington, DC— “Earth historian” Steven B. Shirey, whose research reveals the geochemical processes that have shaped our planet now and in the distant past, will receive the American Geophysical ...

Among the many treasures held in the Carnegie Science Archives is a remarkable collection of more than 500 photographs documenting the life and work of pioneering Carnegie Science astronomer Vera ...

Each year, Carnegie Science scientists and staff submit original artwork for our annual holiday card contest, a tradition that highlights the creativity and talent of our community. This year brought ...

Welcome to the Carnegie Science Digital Discovery Hub, your gateway to exploring science anytime, anywhere. Here you’ll find a mix of virtual exhibits, digital extensions of our on-campus displays, ...

Once construction is completed at Carnegie Science's Las Campanas Observatory, the Giant Magellan Telescope will be one of the world's largest optical telescopes with unprecedented resolution. The ...

We've collected several successful Carnegie Fellowship applications, which have been generously made available by previous postdoctoral fellows. Please note that these are only meant as examples, and ...

Rubin and her collaborator Kent Ford revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos. Ford developed the Image Tube Spectrograph, which greatly enhanced Rubin’s ability to study a problem of great ...

This week, the U.S. Mint released a quarter into nationwide circulation commemorating the late Carnegie Science astronomer Vera Rubin’s trailblazing contributions to our understanding of the universe.

Are we alone in the universe? A new $5 million NASA-funded project co-led by Carnegie’s Michael Wong and NASA’s Caleb Scharf will train A.I. on a vast planetary dataset to recognize signs of life and ...

Since the explosion of data from the Gaia satellite, we are now able to confirm the presence of large stellar populations in the Milky Way that came from ancient dwarf galaxies accreted onto the Milky ...