The global impact of cities is the focus of cutting-edge research in a special issue of Yale’s Journal of Industrial Ecology. “Cities are an environmental paradox. As dense centers of commerce and industry, they are responsible for more than their...
Mexico City-CONACYT Director General Jaime Parada and Yale University President Richard C. Levin have signed a Letter of Intent that creates the most generous scholarship program that CONACYT has ever forged with a U.S. university for Mexican students...
Yale scientists report that genetic traces of extinct species of Galapagos tortoises exist in descendants now living in the wild, a finding that could spur breeding programs to restore the species; the report appears in Proceedings of the National Academy...
Over one-third of the world’s population already lives in areas struggling to keep up with the demand for fresh water. By 2025, that number will nearly double. Some countries have met the challenge by tapping into natural sources of fresh water, but as...