As an undergraduate at the University of Cambridge in the late 1960s, anthropologist Dame Alison Richard spent a miserable summer in Panama trying to study monkeys. It rained constantly and poisonous snakes were easier to spot than the primates.
Then one...
Yale’s copy of the Gutenberg Bible, on view since 1963 in a bronze case on the mezzanine of the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, is a landmark in the history of the printed word. Today, another landmark of the same history, a 1,250-year-old...
Lockdown measures aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 had the unintended benefit of curtailing violence by the insurgent group ISIS, according to a new study led by Yale political scientist Dawn Brancati.
The study, published on Jan. 30 in the journal...
In a demonstration of its commitment to academic freedom, Yale will enhance and expand its Scholars at Risk (SAR) program, which provides temporary professional appointments and a welcoming community for scholars, writers, artists, and activists worldwide...
Fish, the most biodiverse vertebrates in the animal kingdom, present evolutionary biologists a conundrum: The greatest species richness is found in the world’s tropical waters, yet the fish groups that generate new species most rapidly inhabit colder...
While drafting his plans for the Yale Center for British Art (YCBA), architect Louis Kahn made the building’s roof integral to its design.
The acclaimed architect, who called the roof of the iconic modernist building its “fifth elevation,” aimed to...
A few months ago, Chase Brownstein, a Yale undergraduate, and Professor Thomas Near were at odds. Together, the pair had authored a first-of-its-kind study reconstructing the evolutionary history of lampreys — an ancient group of jawless fish — using...
In November, Yale archaeologist William Honeychurch received the Order of the Polar Star from Mongolia — the highest civilian honor the country’s government bestows on foreign citizens. In accepting the award, Honeychurch joined esteemed company: Barack...
Rourke O’Brien, a Yale sociologist and social demographer who studies social and economic inequalities, is helping researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston as they seek to better understand the economic health of low- and moderate-income...
Electoral corruption was rampant in the young democracies of 19th-century Europe. To obtain a competitive advantage, politicians would often buy votes and enlist mayors or policemen to mobilize or intimidate voters. Fundamental aspects of modern elections...