Back in high school, you probably learned about “the plague,” the rare bacterial infection that killed tens of millions of people during what became known as the “Black Death,” a devastating pandemic ...

In March 2020, as COVID-19 began to disrupt life in communities across the world, Yale epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina was working at the University of Texas. As the dimensions of the public health ...

It may be time for the animal kingdom to reset its clock. According to a new study by an international group of researchers, including a renowned Yale paleontologist, the beginning of animal life on ...

A U.S. hospital was recently in the spotlight after 12 nurses who were laid off said they were being replaced with artificial intelligence-powered software. The situation has raised concerns about ...

One student helped investigate criminal cases for the New Hampshire Public Defender office. Another visited greater New Haven residents struggling with chronic psychosis, part of a mental health ...

Since it was first composed by Homer nearly 3,000 years ago, “The Odyssey” has been reimagined countless times. From Greek drama to contemporary poetry, from Stanley Kubrick to the Coen brothers, the ...

Two Yale researchers have received funding awards from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Genesis Mission, a national initiative that aims to build the world’s most powerful integrated science ...

An international team of scientists, including Yale researchers, has described a new Colobus monkey species inhabiting high forest canopies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It is just the ...

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today that Connecticut is one of twelve regions selected to receive an NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) award, joining a portfolio of ...

The average life span for Americans hovered around 40 years for the first 100 years of the nation’s existence. But after 1880, breakthroughs in modern medicine and public health resulted in a dramatic ...

During its 325th graduation ceremony on Monday, Yale University awarded honorary degrees to eight individuals whose achievements in their fields have benefited the common good. This year’s honorary ...

Up-close tick encounters are nothing new to Peter Krause. As a tick-borne disease researcher, he’s conducted fieldwork where these parasites live. After one trip to Block Island, off the coast of ...