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...
Organisms discovered by Yale undergraduates growing within fungi in the Amazon Rainforest can degrade polyurethane, a findings that may lead to innovative ways to reduce waste in the world’s landfills.The paper, accepted for publication in July by the...
Max Webster, an undergraduate who founded and directs Climate Voices, a Yale-based NGO working to publicize the human rights impacts of climate change, recently attended the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany. He shared his experiences,...
The Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES) and a leading Chinese university in atmospheric and climate sciences have agreed to conduct joint research.Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology and F&ES have...
In a new report, researchers have found that Americans have a wide range of attitudes and beliefs when it comes to climate change, yet also show some surprising similarities. The report, which is the latest in a series from the Yale University Project on...
An international research team has shown that the rate of sea-level rise along the U.S. Atlantic coast is greater now than at any time in the past 2,000 years and has shown a consistent link between changes in global mean surface temperature and sea level...
The Yale Sustainable Food Project (YSFP) will host a group from Paul Quinn College as they embark on a service project from April 17 -23 to restore some of New Haven’s community gardens.The partnership began in 2009, when Paul Quinn College President...
Leaders in science, policy, business and international affairs will convene at Yale to discuss the future of energy April 9 during the Yale Climate & Energy Institute’s second annual energy symposium, titled “Technological Innovation for a Secure...
The Yale University Endowment is investing funds in the Record Hill wind power project in Maine, which has been offered a conditional commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy for a $102 million loan guarantee.“Yale University is pleased to...
As the world watches the rapidly escalating situation in Egypt, two questions of paramount concern emerge: “What will happen next?” and “What are the long-term implications for the region?”Yale political scientist Ellen Lust is uniquely qualified to...