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Atmospheric rivers are stable for now — but change could be on the way

Atmospheric rivers already pose substantial storm and flood hazards, but these hazards are expected to increase dramatically with changes in our climate.

The life story of Earth’s climate, 3 billion years in the making

New research has used ancient sediments from across the globe to explore how Earth's climate has changed over the last 3 billion years.

Looking for aliens? Forget the telescope, just use data

A team of researchers at Yale have developed a method for searching for distant planets using data alone.

Astronomers have discovered a galaxy made almost entirely of dark matter

A team of international astronomers has discovered a galaxy they think is made almost entirely of dark matter.

CO2 released by volcanoes did not cause the dinosaur die-off, says study

A new study suggests that scientists can eliminate volcanic activity as the cause of the mass extinction 65 million years ago.

What impact does volcanic activity have on climate change?

Scientists have created a global database of volcanic activity going back 720 million years to aid climate change research.

The new laser that's improving biological imaging

The laser imaging system is able to look at biological structure as well as movement such as heartbeat.

Have we underestimated the impact of carbon emissions?

Climate models have significantly underestimated how much the Earth’s surface temperature will rise if emissions increase as expected, a study says.

How to use clouds to study endangered species

Scientists are now able to use cloud pattern data to examine endangered species.

Could these heart drugs treat cancer too?

Yale researchers have discovered that drugs to treat heart problems may stop cancer cell growth.

Hubble finds farthest known galaxy in the universe – again

A year after astronomers measured a galaxy 13.1 billion light years away, they have found one at a distance of 13.4 billion light years.

Scientists have found an anti-cancer agent

A Yale lab has unlocked the process by which a natural anti-cancer agent is able to bind to DNA and directly break both strands.

New insights from the stalled El Niño of 2014

It may be even trickier to predict the strength of El Niño weather patterns than previously thought, according to a study by Yale researchers.

How have humans changed the way other species live?

Why we might not know if the Earth is experiencing a mass extinction