A new study finds that children who received expanded Medicaid benefits in the 1980s and 1990s contributed more to the U.S. tax system as adults. They also were more likely to attend college and less likely to die prematurely in adulthood.The study is...
Earth’s earliest primates have taken a step up in the world, now that researchers have gotten a good look at their ankles.A new study has found that Purgatorius, a small mammal that lived on a diet of fruit and insects, was a tree dweller. Paleontologists...
Yale University astronomers have identified the first “changing look” quasar, a gleaming object in deep space that appears to have its own dimmer switch.
This artist's rending shows “before” and “after” images of a changing look quasar.
The discovery may...
Ariana Fernandez and her magnetometer have a terrific view of Peru.Admittedly, it’s no postcard image. Fernandez, a senior majoring in archaeological studies, goes in more for soil samples than scenic vistas. Yet with her bits of burnt earth and some...
For once, slower is better in a new piece of technology.A Yale lab has developed a new, radio frequency processing device that allows information to be controlled more effectively, opening the door to a new generation of signal processing on microchips....
The world’s oldest scientific journal is celebrating its 350th anniversary with commentaries by leading scientists, including Yale paleontologist Derek Briggs.Illustrations of (a) Opabinia and (b) Anomalocaris from Stephen J. Gould’s “Wonderful Life.” (©...