Fish at center of key conservation fight not a distinct species after all
In the late-1970s, a small freshwater fish known as the snail darter made history when its newly acquired status as an endangered species helped to temporarily block...
YIBS Faculty Affiliate Brandon Ogbunu receives National Academies Award
Yale computational biologist and YIBS faculty affiliate Brandon Ogbunu, whose research investigates complex problems in epidemiology, genetics, and evolution, has been...
Thanksgiving special: dinosaur drumsticks and the story of the turkey trot
Wings may be the obvious choice when studying the connection between dinosaurs and birds, but a pair of Yale paleontologists prefers drumsticks. That part of the leg, they...
Edward P. Bass Distinguished Lecture - Coral Reef Odyssey with Jeremy Jackson
Dear YIBS community,
Please join us in attending the Edward P. Bass Distinguished Lecture: Coral Reef Odyssey with Jeremy Jackson
Date: Wednesday, November 13th from 5:00...
YIBS Faculty Affiliate Derek Briggs and Team Uncover New Fossil Species Preserved in Fool's Gold
Yale paleontologist, YIBS faculty affiliate, and former YIBS Director Derek Briggs, who has long explored the origins and evolution of arthropods, has helped identify a new...
YIBS Faculty Affiliate Martha Muñoz receives MacArthur grant
Yale evolutionary biologist and YIBS faculty affiliate Martha Muñoz, whose study of the “brakes and motors” of evolution in reptiles, amphibians, and fishes has yielded novel...
Ephemeral Streams Likely to Have Significant Effect on U.S. Water Quality
A groundbreaking study co-authored by Yale researchers has quantified the significant effects of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on the nation’s water quality....
