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Noah Planavsky
November 10, 2023
Four science stars on the fast-track to impact. With the world at their feet, these prolific young researchers are making their mark.   Among the fastest-rising researchers...
Bottom left, a reconstruction of Rotaciurca superbus, otherwise known as Ezekiel’s Wheel. Top right, a fossil specimen of Rotaciurca superbus.
November 9, 2023
Yale paleontologists have identified a “problematic” fossil as an ancient sea creature that lived in the plankton 420 million years ago. The mystery of Ezekiel’s Wheel — the...
Pincelli Hull
October 26, 2023
Pincelli Hull, an associate professor in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, is a 2023 Schmidt Science Polymath fellow. Yale paleontologist Pincelli Hull, whose...
Bhart-Anjan Bhullar (Photo courtesy of National Geographic)
October 23, 2023
Yale paleontologist Bhart-Anjan Bhullar talks about his work as a scientific consultant for the new Netflix documentary series, which premieres Oct. 25. “Life on Our Planet...
Photo of Matthew Eisaman
October 16, 2023
In an interview, new faculty member Matthew Eisaman talks about his approach to climate change research and his origins as a scientist. Matthew Eisaman hasn’t had much of a...
Artistic rendering of a large collision on the early Earth (Credit: SwRI/Marchi)
October 10, 2023
New research offers a theory on how gold, platinum, and other precious metals found their way to shallow pockets within Earth’s mantle. Scientists at Yale and the Southwest...
October 9, 2023
A new study investigates the dynamics of the complex continental collision that formed the European Alps and reveals how structural alignments change with depth.   Source: ...