For its first town hall on “The American University in the Twenty-First Century,” the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Senate examined the role of science in education, research, and public policy.
The Oct. 29 event featured a panel of Yale faculty and...
Beneath its rugged, rocky exterior, New England is wicked hot and on the move, a new study says.
Geophysicists at Yale and Rutgers have found a localized region of New England’s upper mantle, centered beneath Vermont and New Hampshire, that is unusually...
New research by Yale University scientists suggests rocky planets orbiting other stars may hide thick layers of diamond beneath the surface.
“A carbon-rich planet likely forms from a material called silicon carbide, but at the high temperatures inside of...
Yale researchers have found an ancient fossil relative of sea urchins and starfish that displays a markedly different water vascular system — used for feeding and movement — compared to its modern counterparts.
The fossil, a specimen of Protasterina...
In its fifth year, the Yale Day of Data fixed its gaze on the ways that vast streams of information have changed society — from its cities and citizens to the institutions that shape our world.
The daylong event on Dec. 1 brought together students,...
The unusual melting behavior of the second most abundant mineral in the Earth may affect key processes deep within the Earth, according to a new study.
Research by geoscientists at Yale suggests that convection in Earth’s mantle — the slow movement of...
A new study shows that human waste accounts for a high percentage of nutrients consumed by some animals and plants in suburban ponds.
Researchers at Yale University and Portland State University found that residential, suburban land use is altering the...
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has named Marla Geha, professor of astronomy and physics, as one of its new HHMI Professors chosen for their extraordinary teaching, inspiration, and mentoring of the next generation of science students.
Geha...