Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies
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The Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies (YIBS) supports environmental science at @Yale through research, training, & grants.
New Haven, CT
Joined February 2016
Congrats to the winners of our @YaleClimateComm-sponsored #YaleClimateDay 2024 photo contest! 📸 . 1st: "The electrifying gaze of the glass treefrog" by Raissa Rainha .2nd: "A Visitor from the Arctic" by Cody Limber .3rd: "Great the Dawn" by Yue Li
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Thank you to all who attended and participated in our annual #YaleClimateDay event last week! We were happy to host six speakers from outside of Yale, as well as a poster session and photo contest with submissions from our graduate students and a few post-doctoral associates.
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RT @armanafzadeh: For centuries, paleontologists have had to rely on intuition re whether reconstructed joint poses "look right." Today in….
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RT @yalepeabody: Join us on Wednesday, 11/15 for the Bass Distinguished Lecture--"Connecting Environment and Economy". .
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RT @TJNear: @Yale News story about #NearLab & @thackfish ray-fin fish monograph! @yale_eeb @yalepeabody .
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In a major new work, Yale ichthyologist Thomas Near revises branches of the Tree of Life concerning most fish species based on the latest scientific knowledge.
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RT @pmbrando: Join @YaleEnvironment as a postdoc to study the causes & consequences of forest degradation in Amazonia. Let’s work on solu….
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RT @Yong__Zhou: Using a case study from Kruger and data synthesized across tropical savannas, our new paper presents compelling evidence th….
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RT @YaleEnvironment: #MangroveDay Professors Peter Raymond and @SparkleLM85 have been researching the effects of climate change in the Flor….
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RT @Yale: A new Yale study examines how some North American birds seek the same weather conditions all year long across migratory routes. #….
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A new Yale study examines how some North American birds seek the same weather conditions all year long across migratory routes.
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RT @yalepeabody: Curator Derek Briggs is searching for Earth's first animals. “What are the chances of finding fossils of the earliest, ti….
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Using a particular type of sedimentary rocks as their guide, researchers begin to tackle the question of when animals first appeared on Earth.
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RT @YaleEnvironment: Includes commentary by #YSE Senior Research Scientist Jennifer Marlon: “It’s hard to imagine what summers will be like….
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June was the hottest such month on record for the planet by a “substantial margin,” the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reported Thursday.
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RT @yalepeabody: Curator Martha Muñoz introduced @NatGeo to animal species that have evolved to tolerate extreme heat. Some are adapting mo….
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From foxes to wombats, these creatures have adapted to life in the desert. But they’ll need to evolve even more quickly to keep pace with climate change.
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RT @YaleSPH: ‼️🔥 Smoke from Canadian wildfires has led to unhealthy air quality in much of the Northern U.S. 🔥‼️. Here are 6 steps you can….
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RT @YaleBiosphere: Congrats to the winners of our @YaleClimateComm-sponsored @Yale Climate Day 2023 photo contest! 📸. 1st: "Sunrise over So….
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RT @yalepeabody: The erosion of the Appalachians could be driving fish biodiversity in the species-rich American SE. Research from Maya St….
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A new study provides evidence that river water eroding layers of metamorphic rock is a driver of freshwater fish biodiversity in the Appalachian Mountains.
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RT @YaleClimateComm: New research suggests that if a major blackout coincided with a #heatwave in #Phoenix, around half of its population (….
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RT @YaleE360: Climate change is not only driving up ocean temperatures, it is also stripping the seas of oxygen. Fish are already moving….
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Global warming not only increases ocean temperatures, it triggers a cascade of effects that are stripping the seas of oxygen. Fish are already moving to new waters in search of oxygen, and scientists...
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RT @TJNear: 1/6 New from #NearLab @ScienceMagazine Maya Stokes shows how rivers eroding through different rock types help explain high aqua….
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RT @Yale: Cities tend to be both dryer and hotter than surrounding rural areas, which can help or harm urban residents depending on other r….
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As cities come under increased heat stress with rising global temperatures, a new study by Yale School of the Environment scientists finds that urban humid heat can add additional heat risks to urban...
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RT @YalePaleoarch: 🚨 POST-DOC ALERT 🚨. -Yale Department of Anthropology.-One year, start September 2023.-Experience with: agent based model….
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