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Incoming FAS faculty member Christen Smith illuminates the impact of police violence on Black communities in Brazil and the United States.
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Using 25 years of genetic and demographic data, Yale researchers shed light on what causes owl monkeys to leave their parents.
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Field-based research is integral to science, but logistical constraints limit who can do the work. A Yale researcher wants to lower the barriers.
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In a new study of Syrian refugee families with small children, fathers viewed themselves as highly involved parents; their wives often begged to differ.
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When did people first evolve into the modern humans that we are today? What instigated the changes that differentiated humans from chimpanzees and other primates? The average person may not consider these questions, but Jessica Thompson is figuring out life’s mysteries one animal fossil at a time.
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A first-of-its-kind study examines the social networks of women from low-income households, including Syrian refugees, in Amman, Jordan.
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A new study co-authored by Yale researchers reconstructs the evolutionary relationships among species to find evidence of tree-dwelling primates’ survival.
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A new study, co-authored by Yale's Eric Sargis, finds barking hyraxes — small, herbivorous mammals — to be a separate species from their shrieking neighbors.
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A Yale-led study provides the earliest evidence to date of ancient humans significantly altering entire ecosystems with fire.