In today’s world, cultural heritage — a term Yale University President Peter Salovey referred to as “the essential record of humanity” — is increasingly under attack by threats ranging from climate change, terrorism, theft, mass tourism, and war. Historic...
In a new study, Yale researchers have described how nervous systems and immune systems talk to each other to control metabolism and inflammation. Their finding furthers scientists’ understanding of why older adults fail to burn stored belly fat, which...
The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History will participate in a venture to essentially create a digital encyclopedia providing free virtual access to detailed anatomical scans of vertebrate specimens from 16 U.S. museums and institutions, as well as the...
Yale staff member Josué D. Rodriquez, who self-published a book last year titled “Chasing the Moon,” is donating 100% of the sale of the book to support relief efforts in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico.
Rodriguez’ book tells the tale of a tiny Puerto Rican...
Reducing the injury rates in football and other male contact sports to those of non-contact sports like tennis or baseball would result in 49,600 fewer injuries per year in colleges and 601,900 injuries per year in high school, according to a new study by...