The late Carnegie Science President Maxine Singer’s influence continues to ripple outward through the research enterprise, shaping current efforts to promote inclusivity in STEM education, improve the ...

What enabled life to form on Earth—and what kept it at bay on Mars and Venus? Does habitability demand factors like plate tectonics and magnetic fields? Will astronomers be able to detect hints of ...

Baltimore, MD—A team of researchers led by Carnegie Science’s Will Ludington, Karina Gutiérrez-García, and Kevin Aumiller identified genes that enable a beneficial bacterial species to colonize ...

During her fourteen years as President of Carnegie Science, Maxine Frank Singer led the institution into a new era of discovery and impact. As the first woman in the role, she oversaw the construction ...

The bacterial cell wall is essential to cell viability and is a major target of antibiotics. Beyond the cell wall and the cell surface, bacteria secrete proteins and polysaccharides to enmesh ...

Earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, and volcanoes—they all stem from the very same forces that give our planet life. It is only when these forces exceed our ability to withstand them that they ...

Jessica Arnold, a DTM Postdoctoral Associate, will present a lecture at 11 a.m. on Thursday, September 7, 2017, in the Greenewalt Lecture Hall as part of DTM's Weekly Seminar Series. Arnold received ...

Abstract: Although several aspects surrounding the early evolution of our Solar System remain shrouded in mystery, the Moon has recorded on its well-preserved and ancient surface much of the history ...

Sonia Tikoo, an assistant professor of planetary sciences at Rutgers University, will give a talk titled "Evolution of the Lunar Core Dynamo" at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 23, 2017, in the ...

Identifying the observables that warn of volcanic unrest and eruptions is one of the greatest challenges in natural hazard management. A potentially important observable is the release of heat through ...

Ken Kodama, of Lehigh University, will present a lecture at 11 a.m. EDT on Mar. 29, 2018, in the Greenewalt Lecture Hall as part of DTM's Weekly Seminar Series. Coffee, tea, and a light breakfast will ...

In 2006, Alan Boss presented the first lecture in the Neighborhood Lecture Series, with the title "Are There Planets Like Earth Around Other Stars?" Nearly two decades later, Boss returns to this ...