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XENON1T data could be either evidence of new particle physics or unexpected contaminant. The XENON1T detector, tucked into an Italian mountainside to search for signs…
Digital testing method could yield new information on virus, course of disease. “It’s like having your brain tickled through your nose.” “Longest five seconds of…
Study by University of Chicago, Yale scientists lays out origin story for object named ‘Oumuamua. The aliens came on October 19, 2017. That was the…
‘Groupie’ galaxies orbiting Milky Way tell us about dark matter, how galaxy formed. We live in a big-city galaxy. The Milky Way is so big…
University of Chicago computer scientist Blase Ur examines smartphone tracking during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific experts agree that widespread testing, contract tracing and isolation of…
Chicago Booth scholar investigates whether coronavirus-related job losses eventually return. The numbers are finally capturing the full magnitude of the economic downturn caused by the…
In search for alien life, planets exactly like Earth may not be best places to look, study finds. Researchers across the globe have long tackled…
Coronavirus outbreaks show why cities need to invest in green spaces, psychologist says. As state and local officials pleaded for residents to stay at home…
Coronavirus response echoes isolation measures, economic uncertainty in 19th-century Hawaii. More than a hundred years ago, disease immunizations often seemed like something out of a…
A new study on the Ebola outbreak examines the community response in Sierra Leone, which accounted for half of the 28,000 cases in West Africa….
Data from over 200 U.S. urban areas highlight need for more aggressive countermeasures. Cities are vibrant centers of modern life, tied together by dense and…
Scientists at Argonne National Lab and University of Chicago search for COVID19 treatments and analysis. As COVID-19 makes its way around the world, scientists are…
Understanding the Earth’s carbon cycle has important implications for understanding climate change and the health of biospheres. But scientists don’t yet understand how much…
NASA mission named for pioneering University of Chicago scientist produces landmark research. Last summer, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe split the predawn skies in a blaze…
University of Chicago Team Discovers Innovative Way to Tune Quantum Signals After decades of miniaturization, the electronic components we’ve relied on for computers and modern…
Oceans of magma may limit the amount of Neptune-sized exoplanets, study finds. For many years, for all we knew, our solar system was alone in…
University of Chicago scientists examine vulnerability of smart devices and possible defenses. As connected devices such as voice assistants, security cameras, and smart appliances grow…
University of Chicago scientists measure rubidium isotopes to create model for moon formation. Most people only ever encounter rubidium as the purple color in fireworks,…