Press releases

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 ...

Oct

2017

$16M DOE grant will enhance sorghum bioenergy

By Carnegie HQ

Stanford, CA — Carnegie Plant Biology Acting Director Sue Rhee and staff scientist José Dinneny and their labs are part of a research effort led by The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center , one of ...

Sep

2017

Caldeira and Persad win $1.5 million grant to study human and environmental interaction

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC — Carnegie’s Ken Caldeira and Geeta Persad are co-recipients of one of nine National Science Foundation grants for research on how humans and the environment interact. The nine ...

Sep

2017

Green algae could be key to engineering faster-growing crops

By Carnegie HQ

Stanford, CA — How do green algae grow so quickly? Two new collaborations offer insight into how these organisms siphon carbon dioxide from the air for use in photosynthesis, a key factor in their ...

Sep

2017

Greg Asner wins grant from Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation

By Carnegie HQ

Global biological diversity is under enormous and increasing threat from habitat loss caused by land use and climate change. Responding to this problem requires strategies that integrate elements of ...

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