Even if you’re not a physicist, phases of matter … really matter. They’re the distinct physical forms taken on by all the “stuff” in the universe, from icebergs to ozone, and now Yale scientists have developed a more accurate way to help classify some of...
After garnering worldwide attention last year for her research on the origins of egg color in birds, Yale paleontologist Jasmina Wiemann has taken a second look at her eggshells.
Wiemann had found that all colors and spots on modern birds’ eggs derived...
By 2034, when the Dragonfly drone mission makes landfall on the surface of Titan, Yale’s Juan Lora will have spent nearly half his life studying the climatic tendencies of Saturn’s icy moon.
That’s when the real work will begin, he says.
Finally, after...
To understand the most ordinary matter in the universe — and the extraordinary things that happen to it — a Yale-led team of astronomers took a deep dive into the cosmic fog.
They learned intriguing new details about the dynamics of baryons, the...
Sometimes, being all that you can be requires a lab coat and a tank full of fruit flies.
Or perhaps, after serving your country, what you need most is a state-of-the-art physics lab, or a network of seismographic stations, or a pair of robotic arms. The...
Anna Marie Pyle may not wield a nail gun or run a crane, but she’s painstakingly followed the progress of nearly every girder and glass panel for her laboratory’s new home just the same.
It’s been a captivating process to watch, she says, and now she and...
A key question for climate scientists in recent years has been whether the Atlantic Ocean’s main circulation system is slowing down, a development that could have dramatic consequences for Europe and other parts of the Atlantic rim. But a new study...
Yale has made more than $4 million in new investments in core facilities supporting science and engineering research, and also filled two new staff positions to provide additional coordination and support to the cores.
Peter Schiffer, vice provost for...
Gregory Laughlin and Malena Rice weren’t exactly surprised a few weeks ago when they learned that a second interstellar object had made its way into our solar system.
The Yale University astronomers had just put the finishing touches on a new study...