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  1. A Yale anthropologist's study of a remarkably well-preserved skeleton of Mixodectes pungens offers insights into mammals’ evolutionary trajectory after non-avian dinosaur extinction.

    Illustration of Mixodectes pungens (foreground), small mammals that inhabited western North America 62 million years ago, weighed about 3 pounds, dwelled in trees, and largely dined on leaves. They inhabited the same forests as small early primates like Torrejonia wilsoni (background). Credit: Andrey Atuchin.
  2. Natarajan has also been honored with a 2025 Suffrage Science Award from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences in the UK for her pioneering contributions to astrophysics.

    Priyamvada Natarajan
  3. In a new study, Yale chemists describe an unusual method for converting carbon dioxide into the industrial compound formate.

    Illustration depicting a novel method for converting carbon dioxide (represented as circular, red and white molecules on the left) into the industrial compound formate (represented as circular, red and white molecules on the right). Image credit: Xiaofan Jia.
  4. A first-of-its-kind study shows that experiencing violence and trauma leaves a heritable imprint on the human genome.

    In the early 1980s, the Syrian regime carried out a massacre in the city of Hama, killing tens of thousands of people. A survivor (left) and her daughter and granddaughter were participants in to a study showing that the trauma of such incidents leaves marks on the genome that are heritable across generations. Credit: Ameen Alwani
  5. A new Yale study offers surprising findings into the development of bacterial biofilms, the oldest form of multicellularity on the planet.

    An image of bacterial colonies lit up with red and green light.
  6. Matthew Eisaman, a global expert in the field of natural carbon capture, was remembered as a pioneering scientist and a valued colleague and mentor.

    Matthew Eisaman, Associate Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences
  7. In a new study, Yale psychologists discover a link between childhood adversity, neurodevelopment, and resilience to anxiety as an adult — but timing matters.

    A child sits on the floor with their head down and back against a brick wall. A blue backpack sits next to them. Credit: Adobe Stock.
  8. Her book, In the Land of Marvels, was honored with the most prestigious international award for works on the history of scientific instruments.

    Paola Bertucci
  9. Every Tuesday, FAS professor Shawkat Toorawa invites members of the campus and New Haven communities to a short presentation on three topics he thinks they should know about.

    Shawkat Toorawa stands in front the front of a room during his weekly seminar, the Dr. T project.
  10. A new Yale study describes a key mechanism that blocks egg-sperm fertilization.

    Depiction of sperm cells approaching an egg cell. Credit: Adobe Stock.