Press releases

Jul

2015

Mongabay: Researchers find 'hidden tapestry' of plant chemicals in Amazon forest

By Carnegie HQ

The Amazon rainforest might seem like a massive expanse of monotonous green. However, recent work from Carnegie's Greg Asner has found that within this monotony lies a kaleidoscope of chemicals ...

Jun

2015

Washington Post: We’re still waking up to the long-term consequences of burning fossil fuels

By Carnegie HQ

The Washington Post covers research from Ken Caldeira and Xiaochun Zhang, which compares warming from fossil fuel combustion with warming caused by the carbon dioxide released by the burning process ...

Jun

2015

Greenhouse gas-caused warming felt in just months

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC— The heat generated by burning a fossil fuel is surpassed within a few months by the warming caused by the release of its carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, according to new work from ...

May

2015

Greg Asner talks to American Scientist about biodiversity’s invisible palette

By Carnegie HQ

Greg Asner is interviewed for American Scientist's Sightings column, discusses the logistics and benefits of research using remote sensing technology. More

May

2015

Location matters in the lowland Amazon

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC — You know the old saying: Location, location, location? It turns out that it applies to the Amazon rainforest, too. New work from Carnegie’s Greg Asner illustrates a hidden tapestry ...

May

2015

With launch of the CAO-3, Asner eyeing new frontiers

By Carnegie HQ

Mongabay covers the launch of Greg Asner's third-generation Carnegie Airborne Observatory, and the possiblity that he'll tackle mapping in drought-stricken California and Malaysian Borneo. More

Apr

2015

Arctic whitening proposals won't restore the climate, Ken Caldeira tells The Independent

By Carnegie HQ

Artificially manipulating Arctic climate by 'whitening' the ocean's surface to reflect sunlight back into space will fail, Carnegie's Ken Caldeira tells The Independent. More

Apr

2015

Carnegie’s Joe Berry Elected to National Academy of Sciences

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, D.C. —Joseph A. Berry, staff scientist at Carnegie’s Department of Global Ecology, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of 84 new members and 21 foreign associates. ...

Apr

2015

Whitening the Arctic Ocean: May restore sea ice, but not climate

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, D.C.— Some scientists have suggested that global warming could melt frozen ground in the Arctic, releasing vast amounts of the potent greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere, greatly ...

Apr

2015

Carnegie Launches Next Generation Airborne Laboratory for Earth

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, D.C. – Carnegie Science announces the launch of the Carnegie Airborne Observatory-3 (CAO-3), the most scientifically advanced aircraft-based mapping and data analytics system in civil ...

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