Yale scientist John S. Wettlaufer has been named the Tage Erlander visiting professor at Stockholm’s Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics (NORDITA) for the year 2012.John S. WettlauferThe Swedish Research Council announced Wettlaufer’s appointment...
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...
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...