In the latest edition of Humanitas, a column focused on the arts and humanities at Yale, a new novel casts a man with a stutter in the lead role, a digital project helps readers visualize the legacy of plantation in the Caribbean, and an astronomy-...
Extra waves may be great for surfers, but they can lead to tumultuous weather when they start showing up in jet streams.
That’s because jet streams — blowing ribbons of wind that encircle the earth — play a critical role in the location and severity of...
To better understand what drives biological diversity on Earth, scientists have historically looked at genetic differences between species. But this only provides part of the picture. The traits of a particular species are not merely the result of its...