The story of life on Earth is a tale of beginnings and endings — and of the interplay of geochemical forces, plate tectonics, and climate cycles over millions of years.
Now, a team of researchers led by Yale and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
Step aside, skeletons — a new world of biochemical “signatures” found in all kinds of ancient fossils is revealing itself to paleontologists, providing a new avenue for insights into major evolutionary questions.
In a new study published in the journal...
In celebration and acknowledgment of their long intellectual and working history at Yale, the Department of Applied Physics (AP) and the School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS) have officially rejoined forces. As of July 1, 2020, AP is a member...
This month, Insights & Outcomes will turn your head with spinning electrons, prolific plankton, and the biology of sex.
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A nifty move with nitrogen has brought the world one step closer to creating a range of useful products — from dyes to pharmaceuticals — out of thin air.
The discovery comes from a team of Yale chemists who found a way to combine atmospheric nitrogen with...
Yale physicists have developed an error-correcting cat — a new device that combines the Schrödinger’s cat concept of superposition (a physical system existing in two states at once) with the ability to fix some of the trickiest errors in a quantum...
At the heart of photosynthesis, the process by which plants and certain microorganisms produce Earth’s oxygen, there is a monumental act of thievery.
An enigmatic enzyme known as Photosystem II steals electrons from water, uses them as fuel, and leaves in...
Yale will play a major role in a new, national center for quantum research announced Aug. 26 by the White House and the United States Department of Energy.
The new Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage (C2QA), led by Brookhaven National Laboratory,...
The universe’s funhouse mirrors are revealing a difference between how dark matter behaves in theory and how it appears to act in reality.
Dark matter is the invisible glue that keeps stars bound together inside a galaxy. It makes up most of a galaxy’s...