Sea of love: Behind the unusual sexual parasitism of deep-water anglerfish
As the planet’s most expansive ecosystem, the deep sea can be a tough place to find a mate. Though, scientists say, some deep-sea anglerfishes evolved a unique method...
Elimelech awarded the Connecticut Medal of Technology for pioneering work
Menachem Elimelech, the Sterling Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at Yale, has been awarded the Connecticut Medal of Technology, the state’s highest...
Study of slowly evolving ‘living fossils’ reveals key genetic insights
Yale researchers have discovered evidence of why a fish group, considered “living fossils,” has existed largely unchanged for tens of millions of years.
In 1859, Charles...
Science in motion: Predicting a dinosaur’s stride
A new Yale-led study combines 3D images and computer animation to visualize the movements of a long-extinct dinosaur.
Researchers have developed a new way to visualize how...
Edward P. Bass Distinguished Lecture - Connecting Environment and Economy
Dear YIBS community,
Please join us in attending the Edward P. Bass Distinguished Lecture: Connecting Environment and Economy.
Speaker: Eli Fenichel
Date: Wednesday,...
Yale Paleontologist Named a Schmidt Science Polymath Fellow
Yale paleontologist Pincelli Hull, whose research into ancient marine life and ocean ecosystems has led to new insights into long-ago mass extinction events and what they...
Fish, Reconsidered: An Updated ‘Tree of Life’ Draws Surprising Connections
In a major new work, Yale ichthyologist Thomas Near revises branches of the Tree of Life concerning most fish species based on the latest scientific knowledge. At first...
