A record-setting pristine star provides a window into the dawn of stars and galaxies in the universe. This groundbreaking ...

Sophisticated models predict that a quasi-one-dimensional superionic state of carbon hydride exists under the extreme ...

Planets are born from the rotating disk of gas and dust that surrounds a star in its youth. While it is commonly accepted ...

Our galaxy’s most abundant type of planet could be rich in liquid water due to formative interactions between magma oceans and primitive atmospheres during their early years. New experimental work ...

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The Henrietta Infrared Spectrograph will study alien atmospheres in unprecedented detail, transforming how we understand worlds beyond our Solar System. For centuries, people have looked at the night ...

When we look at planets in or beyond our Solar System, we see an atmosphere and perhaps a surface—if the atmosphere is thin enough—but their interiors are hidden from view. How can we determine what ...

NASA Astrobiologist and author Caleb Scharf explores how humanity’s expanding reach into space marks a pivotal moment in life’s evolution—revealing what it means for a species to step beyond its home ...

10.1111/j.1365-313X.2004.02176.x Many plants increase in freezing tolerance in response to low temperature, a process known as cold acclimation. In Arabidopsis, cold acclimation involves action of the ...

The genus Oenothera (evening primrose) displays a unique combination of non-Mendelian genetic features, like permanent translocation heterozygosity and biparental transmission of plastids. They allow ...

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10 Cool Papers is our monthly roundup of recent research from across Carnegie Science. Each edition features a curated selection of new papers chosen by our three division directors and the president, ...