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December 20, 2016
Yale researchers have found a data-driven way to detect distant planets and refine the search for worlds similar to Earth. The new approach, outlined in a study published Dec...
Mark Pagani
December 1, 2016
Dear Geology and Geophysics Community: I write with great sadness to let you know that Mark Pagani, Professor of Geology and Geophysics, has passed away after a courageous...
November 30, 2016
David Bercovici, the Frederick William Beinecke Professor of Geology and Geophysics (Yale University Press) In this book, geophysicist David Bercovici explains how everything...
November 30, 2016
“The Brady Medal is widely recognized in the Micropalaeontological community as an award of excellence as evidenced by the calibre of previous recipients.  This award is...
November 7, 2016
In 2012, a large earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean that cut the entire oceanic lithosphere (rigid plate). This is an unusual earthquake, and because the fault plane...
November 1, 2016
Ash Hood, a NASA Astrobiology Postdoc in the department, and colleagues present the first uranium isotope results from different components of a ~650 million year old...
October 17, 2016
Packard Fellowships are one of the top few awards worldwide recognizing the accomplishments of early-career scientists and engineers across all disciplines. They aim to...