Artificial intelligence (AI) is widely heralded for its potential to enhance productivity in scientific research. But with that promise come risks that could narrow scientists’ ability to better understand the world, according to a new paper co-authored...
The Stegosaurus that inhabited the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History’s Great Hall since 1925 has migrated to Canada. And it won’t be long before several of the spikey-tailed herbivore’s New Haven neighbors, including Brontosaurus, join it north of...
Brian Ross is a blacksmith, but not the kind that shoes horses. Ross rebuilds dinosaurs.
He is the head of fossil mounting at Research Casting International (RCI), an Ontario-based company that specializes in preparing and preserving mounted fossil...
A family of Pteranodon sternbergi, winged reptiles from the Late Cretaceous, has taken up permanent residence in the entrance lobby of the newly renovated Yale Peabody Museum.
The public is often closed off from scholarly perspectives on the potential benefits of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Studies often reside behind pricey paywalls. And even if they are accessible, they are frequently written in esoteric language...
As the planet’s most expansive ecosystem, the deep sea can be a tough place to find a mate. Though, scientists say, some deep-sea anglerfishes evolved a unique method of reproduction that ensures that once they land a partner in the vast open waters, they...
A brightly colored patchwork quilt displayed in the new ISOVIST gallery at Yale’s Center for Collaborative Arts and Media (CCAM), obviously the work of a skilled hand, originated as an algorithm.
The quilt, which was handsewn by Robin Kingsbury, is a...