Why people perceive motion in some static images has mystified not only those who view these optical illusions but neuroscientists who have tried to explain the phenomenon. Now Yale neuroscientists have found some answers in the eyes of flies, they report...
Russian hackers and internet trolls sought to manipulate American voters throughout the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, as they are doing again in 2020. Their efforts represent the latest chapter in a 100-year history of secret operations by the Soviet...
In the summer of 2015, Yale scholar Jill Richards took part in a literary experiment with three other academics and critics: They read and critiqued, via emails to each other, the four novels (and international bestsellers) that make up the pseudonymous...
As Connecticut students prepare for an unprecedented return to school, they should also concentrate on a key component of educational success — their mental health.
Yale University is offering a free, livestream event on well-being and mental health for...
Three Yale researchers are among 30 pairs of scientists awarded grants to study the molecular origins of neurodegenerative diseases, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced Aug. 19.
The $4.5 million initiative is designed to foster collaborations between...
Holding a thought in mind is one of the human brain’s most remarkable tricks. Now researchers will take a closer look at how our brains evolved to accomplish this feat, thanks to a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to an international team of...
A mosquito species that is one of the world’s leading killers of humans arose more than 7 million years ago on islands in the Indian Ocean, some of which had no mammals of any kind, according to a genetic analysis by Yale researchers published August 17...
It was the evening of Thursday, Aug. 6, two days after Tropical Storm Isaias ripped through Connecticut, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without electric power. United Illuminating (UI), one of the principal utility companies in the state, had...
It is conventional wisdom that Americans cherish democracy — but a new study by Yale political scientists reports that only a small fraction of U.S. voters are willing to sacrifice their partisan and policy interests to defend democratic principles. ...