It may be time for the animal kingdom to reset its clock. According to a new study by an international group of researchers, including a renowned Yale paleontologist, the beginning of animal life on ...

Yale’s Miia Kivipelto has witnessed the stigma surrounding Alzheimer’s disease firsthand. A world-renowned neuroscientist, she has worked with more patients than she can count who waited a long time ...

Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is expanding its nursing education programs to help address a critical workforce need: preparing qualified nurses to enter the field faster. A direct-entry program is a ...

Lesley Rosenthal of The Juilliard School will serve as Yale’s next university secretary, President Maurie McInnis announced Monday. A higher education and arts executive with extensive nonprofit ...

The power of conversation: New David Brooks podcast considers how to find purpose and meaning in life Sep 13, 2026 9 min read Appointments ...

The average life span for Americans hovered around 40 years for the first 100 years of the nation’s existence. But after 1880, breakthroughs in modern medicine and public health resulted in a dramatic ...

The World Meteorological Organization’s fifth annual Air Quality and Climate Bulletin, issued in September, called attention to the effects of air pollution on climate change and human and ecosystem ...

Wilfred M. Voynich, a rare-book dealer based in London, purchased a cache of medieval manuscripts from the Jesuit order in 1912. The transaction was conducted in secret. Its details remain unclear.

Since its discovery by modern researchers a century ago, an ancient structure known as the “Christian building” has become widely considered the cornerstone of early Christian architecture.

In his new book “Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire” (Basic Books), Yale professor Eckart Frahm offers a comprehensive history of the ancient civilization (circa 2025 BCE to 609 ...

A new, Yale-led study suggests that a range of respiratory viral infections — including COVID-19 and influenza — may be preventable or treatable with a generic antibiotic that is delivered to the ...

This week Yale’s office of undergraduate admissions announced a new policy on standardized testing for first-year and transfer applicants. After four years with a test-optional policy that allowed ...