Spring phenology—the timing of plant life-cycle events like leaf budding and leaf color changes—is a critical indicator of climate change impacts on urban ecosystems. In

In the quest to understand how galaxies evolve, Yale astronomers studied NGC 4858, a “jellyfish galaxy” in the Coma Cluster more than three hundred million

Most microscopes let scientists peer straight into a single cell. The Dragonfly Spectral Line Mapper (DSLM) applies a similar idea on a much larger scale—a

 Young adults just aren’t sleeping like they used to, and that’s not the only problem. Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are increasing in popularity with our young

Gene editing is often heralded as the future of medicine. CRISPR–Cas9 is revered for its innovative ability to edit DNA. So what’s the catch? Editing

Our visual system is akin to a computer. Along the brain’s inferotemporal (IT) cortex, neural computations transform raw sensory inputs into useful representations of the

The thalamus has long been regarded as a simple relay station, transmitting neural signals from the retina to the cortex to produce image-forming vision. However,

As habitats atrophy and ecosystems roast under a rapidly warming atmosphere, cold-blooded animals—species reliant on the external environment to regulate their body temperature—are at serious

The frothy cap on beer is more than just a party trick. For brewers, it is a symbol of craftsmanship, and for scientists, it is

Why do some ideas spread like wildfire while others fade after a few conversations? From viral memes to political slogans, cascades of ideas ripple through

It’s the Late Cretaceous Period, and you’ve been teleported to southern Patagonia—or what will eventually become southern Argentina in seventy million years, give or take.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, studies confirmed that some people’s levels of depression, anxiety, and stress rose due to a lack of access to nature. On