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Carnegie rallies $205 million founding partner investment to accelerate completion of the Giant Magellan Telescope
Publicado em 02 de agosto de 2022
Washington, DC—A Carnegie-led effort secured $205 million toward the completion of the next-generation Giant Magellan Telescope, which is currently being built at our Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. When completed, the GMT will enable breakthrough astronomy—from revealing the fundamental physics underpinning the cosmos to advancing our ability to search for life on distant worlds.
Last November, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine ranked the GMT as a [...]
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Sea anemones ingest plastic microfibers
Publicado emTiny fragments of plastic in the ocean are consumed by sea anemones along with their food, and bleached anemones retain these microfibers longer than healthy ones, according to new research from Carnegie’s Manoela Romanó de Orte, Sophie Clowez, and Ken Caldeira. Their work, published by Environmental Pollution, is the first-ever investigation of the interactions between plastic microfibers and sea anemones. Anemones are closely related to corals and can help scientists understand [...]ver notícia