Throughout your exploration of this world, you discover a number of mysteries and solve puzzles, all while interacting with ...

University of Chicago President Paul Alivisatos has been named one of this year’s winners of the Enrico Fermi Presidential ...

Winter break is the perfect time to curl up with a book or two that you might not normally have time to read, so every year, ...

The University of Chicago recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Center in Delhi by highlighting the rich ...

Mónica Ruiz House graduated from UChicago in 2024 with a quadruple degree in law, letters and society; sociology; Romance ...

Dressed in scrubs, the group’s volunteers visit schools and sports leagues to conduct training sessions on topics like ...

University of Chicago. The University launched groundbreaking new centers and institutes; celebrated awards and recognition for extraordinary faculty, students and alumni; deepened its historic ...

Cosmic rays are particles from outer space that travel across the universe. They can be made by the sun, by other stars exploding, and even black holes. They move extremely fast, nearly the speed of ...

Ecological succession is the process by which the mix of species and habitat in an area changes over time. Gradually, these communities replace one another until a “climax community”—like a mature ...

Editor’s note: This is part of a series called “The Day Tomorrow Began,” which explores the history of breakthroughs at UChicago. Learn more here. All human beings need sleep. We spend a third of our ...

The Hubble constant is one of the most important numbers in cosmology because it tells us how fast the universe is expanding, which can be used to determine the age of the universe and its history. It ...

Editor’s note: This is part of a series called “The Day Tomorrow Began,” which explores the history of breakthroughs at UChicago. Learn more here. Radiocarbon dating, or carbon-14 dating, is a ...