Yale has been awarded a $1.2 million education grant by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to improve math and science experiences for freshmen and sophomores.During the first two years of college, students pursuing a degree or career in science,...
Decisions made by Colonial era settlers to dam Connecticut waterways triggered sudden and parallel evolutionary changes in two species of fish competing for food, a new Yale University study shows.From Bride Lake in Connecticut, an alewife with access to...
Every high school biology student knows the structure of DNA is a double helix, but after DNA is converted into RNA, parts of RNA also commonly fold into the same spiral staircase shape.In a literal scientific twist, researchers are finding examples of a...