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August 23, 2022
The Urey Prize is giving for outstanding achievement in planetary research by an early career scientist. The citation, which you can read at https://dps.aas.org/prizes/2022,...
August 9, 2022
Honorary Members are elected in recognition of long-term distinguished service to the science of mammalogy.  It is considered the Society’s highest honor.  Previously...
Embryonic quail hindquarters imaged using laser scanning confocal microscopy. The skeleton is in green, nerves are in blue, and muscles are in red. The pelvis of this quail embryo has just transformed into a relatively “modern” bird configuration. (Credit: Christopher T. Griffin and Bhart-Anjan S. Bhullar)
August 1, 2022
All baby birds have a moment prior to hatching when their hip bone is a tiny replica of a dinosaur’s pelvis. That’s one of the findings in a new, Yale-led study in the...
Flood in Paraguay
July 26, 2022
A Yale-led study has produced an innovative way to predict the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) — the largest interannual variability process in Earth’s climate — by using...
July 6, 2022
“On Earth, phosphate [isotopes] have a strong biological signature, distinct from the igneous basaltic and abiotic background, and Earth has proven a good analog for Mars...
Cliff Photo
July 4, 2022
The crusty conundrum carries fundamental implications. The thickness of continental crust — the part of Earth’s crust that forms land masses and continents — plays an...
June 23, 2022
This award recognizes faulty who have made outstanding contributions to creating and sustaining a climate of inclusion and belonging in the FAS. Recipients have made...