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Mar

2018

Coral reef experiment shows: Acidification from carbon dioxide slows growth

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC — Ocean acidification will severely impair coral reef growth before the end of the century if carbon dioxide emissions continue unchecked, according to new research on Australia’s ...

Feb

2018

Wind and solar could meet most but not all U.S. electricity needs

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC —Wind and solar power could generate most but not all electricity in the United States, according to an analysis of 36 years of weather data by Carnegie’s Ken Caldeira, and three ...

Jan

2018

Huge geophysical potential for open ocean wind farms in the North Atlantic

By Jessamy Barker

There is considerable opportunity for generating wind power in the open ocean, particularly the North Atlantic, according to new research from Carnegie’s Anna Possner and Ken Caldeira. Their work is published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Jan

2018

Greater future global warming inferred from Earth’s recent energy budget

By Jessamy Barker

Graph comparing the raw and observationally-informed climate model projections from Brown and Caldeira (2017, Nature)

The climate models that project greater amounts of warming this century are the ones that best align with observations of the current climate, according to a new paper from Carnegie’s Patrick Brown and Ken Caldeira published by Nature. Their findings suggest that the models used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, on average, may be underestimating future warming.

Jan

2018

Seeing in the dark: how plant roots perceive water through growth

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC — Without eyes, ears, or a central nervous system, plants can perceive the direction of environmental cues and respond to ensure their survival. For example, roots need to extend ...

Dec

2017

More-severe climate model predictions could be the most accurate

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC — The climate models that project greater amounts of warming this century are the ones that best align with observations of the current climate, according to a new paper from Carnegie’ ...

Dec

2017

Flying laboratory reveals crucial tropical forest conservation targets in Borneo

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC — About 40 percent of northern Malaysian Borneo’s carbon stocks exist in forests that are not designated for maximum protections, according to new remote sensing and satellite mapping ...

Nov

2017

Carnegie’s eyes and ears at COP 23

By Carnegie HQ

________________ Tuesday, November 17, 2017: ________________ Tuesday, November 14, 2017: ________________ Sunday, November 12, 2017: ________________ Thursday, November 9, 2017: ________________ ...

Oct

2017

Huge energy potential in open ocean wind farms in the North Atlantic

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC — There is considerable opportunity for generating wind power in the open ocean, particularly the North Atlantic, according to new research from Carnegie’s Anna Possner and Ken ...

Oct

2017

Science News Selected Carnegie’s José Dinneny as “Scientist to Watch”

By Carnegie HQ

Science News magazine has selected José Dinneny, of Carnegie’s Department of Plant Biology, as one of ten young scientists to watch in 2017. The researchers were selected because they are likely to ...

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