News & Updates

Former YIBS student brings archeology to the masses—from space!

February 19, 2016
By Juliana Hanle, YIBS Science Communication Fellow (juliana.hanle@yale.ed...

New in Field Notes: Ponds, Pipes and Parasites

February 9, 2016
Suburban ponds reveal a plethora of parasites, raising questions about amphibian health By Agnes Walton, YIBS Science Communication Fellow (agnes...

Request for proposals for new YIBS Research Program

February 8, 2016
The Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies is now accepting proposals for new Research Programs. Research Program support is intended to foster collaboration among multiple...

Mammoth for dinner? YIBS research profiled in New York Times

February 3, 2016
Mystery meat debunked! Neither sloth nor mammoth, declare Yale researchers. An interdisciplinary team determined that a piece of meat, saved from a 1951 Explorer’s Club...

New in Field Notes: Water quality modeling at YIBS

February 2, 2016
A water quality modeling project shows how much we can do with a deluge of data.   By Agnes Walton, YIBS Science Communication Fellow (agnes....

YIBS team identifies new giant tortoise species

January 1, 2016
The recent identification of a new giant tortoise species on Galapagos by a Yale-led team of researchers highlights the ongoing evolution of conservation science. By Agnes...

“Eyespots” in butterflies shown to distract predatory attack

November 12, 2014
Former Gaylord Donnelley Environmental Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Katy Prudic, demonstrated through her research that eyespots in butterflies are shown to distract predatory...

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