YIBS team identifies new giant tortoise species
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
Former Gaylord Donnelley Environmental Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Katy Prudic, demonstrated through her research that eyespots in butterflies are shown to distract predatory...
Dr. Thomas Lovejoy awarded the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service
Dr. Thomas Lovejoy, The Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies External Advisory Board member and former Chair of this board, has been awarded the Woodrow Wilson Award for...
New VertLife project will sprout a forest of family trees
A Yale-led effort to bring “big data” to the study of biodiversity has received a $2.5 million boost, courtesy of the National Science Foundation. The grant is part of a new...
Termites, Fungi and Climate Change
A study released this week by Mark Bradford, Assistant Professor at Yale’s School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and scientists from the University of Central...
When Coral Reefs Thrive, So Does Variety in Fish
Research by Dr. Peter F. Cowman, newly appointed Gaylord Donnelley Environmental Postdoctoral Associate in the Yale Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, is...
Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy Receives BRIT's 2014 International Award of Excellence in Conservation
Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy was presented with the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) International Award of Excellence in Conservation for his life-long work in...
