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Tree-dwelling mammal
October 11, 2021
An asteroid strike 66 million years ago wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs and devastated the Earth’s forests, but tree-dwelling ancestors of primates may have survived it,...
Yale Astronomy Professor Debra Fischer
October 1, 2021
Yale astronomy professor Debra Fischer is named director of the National Science Foundation’s Division of Astronomical Sciences. Fischer, who is a co-founder of the...
Republic of Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi meets Yale President Peter Salovey and YSE Dean Indy Burke.
September 23, 2021
Republic of Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi met with Yale University President Peter Salovey and YSE Dean Indy Burke in order to partner together to advance sustainable...
September 22, 2021
Former United States senator and secretary of state John Kerry is the first presidential climate envoy. 
Community members consult with paper co-authors in Janaury 2020 on land use changes and emergent hazards in Dolakha, Nepal.
September 13, 2021
Urbanization trends in the Himalaya are exposing more people to risk from compound hazards such as flooding, landslides and wildfires, a new study published in the journal...
September 1, 2021
Bercovici, co-director of Yale’s Center for Natural Carbon Capture, joins guests to describe opportunities for capturing greenhouse gas emissions with geologic and...