New observational research suggests that supermassive black holes — the mysterious, light-swallowing objects at the heart of nearly all large galaxies — are spinning like crazy.
It’s a finding that has sweeping implications for how black holes form, how...
At the heart of almost any scientific or technological challenge, you’re likely to find a mathematician or two trying to work the problem.
This is the realm of applied mathematics. It covers a wide spectrum of research disciplines, from medicine and...
The American Physical Society (APS) has elected Yale associate professor of physics Reina Maruyama and Yale Presidential Visiting Scholar Shelly Lesher as fellows of the society.
Temperatures at Earth’s highest latitudes were nearly as warm after Antarctica’s polar ice sheets developed as they were prior to glaciation, according to a new study led by Yale University. The finding upends most scientists’ basic understanding of how...
A growing body of research suggests the planet Venus may have had an Earth-like environment billions of years ago, with water and a thin atmosphere.
Yet testing such theories is difficult without geological samples to examine. The solution, according to...
Louise Glück, an adjunct professor of English at Yale and renowned poet whose evocative voice has for decades shaped the literary landscape, on Oct. 8 received the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Royal Swedish National Academy announced.
Glück, who...
Members of the Yale community joined the chorus of voices around the world congratulating poet and educator Louise Glück, recipient of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature. (See related story.)
Glück has been adjunct professor of English and Rosenkranz...