The search for endangered species is leading scientists to an unexpected place for information — the clouds that shift and swirl around the planet.In a new study, researchers from Yale and the University at Buffalo (UB) say that satellite data about...
The extinction of several species of large lemurs in Madagascar has created isolated “orphaned” plant species that once depended upon the animals to eat and disperse their large seeds, a Yale-led survey has found.These large-seeded plant species face an...
Renowned British naturalist, broadcaster and documentary filmmaker Sir David Frederick Attenborough was among five luminaries in the fields of natural history and natural science to be named winners of the Addison Emery Verrill Medal, the highest honor...
A diagram by a Yale-led scientific team that charts the connections between all living bird species is now on display at the British Library as part of the exhibition “Beautiful Science: Picturing Data, Inspiring Insight.”The exhibition features four...
Paul Anastas, the Yale chemist widely known as the “father of green chemistry,” talks about greenhouse gases, science policy, Richard Nixon, and being “a sworn enemy of the status quo.”Paul AnastasFormerly head of research for the U.S. Environmental...
Three students from Yale have been chosen by two highly selective scholarship programs for work or study abroad.Yale senior Sarah Armitage and 2011 graduate Harold McNamara are among 40 scholars nationwide who have received Gates Cambridge Scholarships...