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How the turtle got its shell

The turtle has been in no rush to give up the secret of its shell — but after two centuries of close study, scientists are filling in the story of a structure unique in the history of life.New research led by Tyler Lyson of Yale University and the Smithsonian Institution pushes back the origins of the turtle shell by about 40 million years,...

Congratulations to Daniel Field

Geology & Geophysics graduate student, Daniel Field, was awarded the William S. Hoar Award for the best student talk at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Zoologists. The Award is given for the best student paper presented orally at the Annual Conference of the Society, and is intended to encourage and acknowledge excellence in...

Unexpected Effects of Ocean Acidification on Deep-sea Organisms

About 55.5 million years ago, geologically rapid emission of a large volume of greenhouse gases at the Paleocene-Eocene boundary (PETM) led to global warming of about 5oC, severe ocean acidification, and widespread extinction of microscopic organisms living on the deep-sea floor (foraminifera).A study of survivors of the extinction provides unique...

In a bowl of breakfast cereal, principles of attraction on display

Andong He saw a phenomenon at work in his breakfast bowl that he couldn’t explain. It prompted this question: How does cereal shape influence the way cereals floating in the milk join?The Yale postdoctoral student offers an answer, along with collaborators Khoi Nguyen and Shreyas Mandre of Brown University, in a new paper published May...

Department Calendar and Events

September 19, 2013 - Kline Geology Lab (KGL) 116 at 3:00pm
  • AOCD Seminar - Michael Bates