Ocean Circulation May Hold the Key to Finding Alien Life on Exoplanets
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…
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 COVID-19 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 carbon…
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,…
New research from the University of Chicago and University of North Carolina shows how species of birds form long-term bonds to raise their young more…
Rare skull of 8-foot-long gar discovered in University of Chicago-Field Museum paleontology course. Each summer, the University of Chicago welcomes high school students from around…
Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) study reveals the effects of Hurricane Nicole on deep-sea ecosystems and the carbon cycle. In early October 2016, a tropical storm…
UChicago scientists investigate biodiversity question with innovative approach. Earth is teeming with strange life forms—crabs with 12-foot-long legs scuttling off the Japanese coast, mushrooms that…
Twenty years ago, scientists were shocked to realize that our universe is not only expanding, but that it’s expanding faster over time. Pinning down the…
The conditions for life surviving on planets entirely covered in water are more fluid than previously thought, opening up the possibility that water worlds could…