Prof. Bozhi Tian of the University of Chicago is on the frontier of bioelectronics, building living machines that can heal, ...

The suckers are also packed with sensory receptors that allow the octopus to taste and smell things that they touch—like combining a hand with a tongue and a nose. The researchers believe the ...

Treat the symptoms: First, isolate from others as much as possible. Slow down stool with anti-diarrheal medication and drink ...

UChicago center brings scholarship to the public through art of Betye Saar, Otolith Group and Art Institute’s ‘Project a ...

UChicago scholar sheds light on why elected officials threaten democracy more often than military coups in the 21st century ...

Ruby Bridges was just six years old when she became the first Black student to integrate an all-white New Orleans’ public ...

In 2014, in response to a wave of schools and universities disinviting speakers for their unpopular views, the University of ...

Through the Schwarzman Scholars program, she will return to a place that she hasn’t visited in almost a decade. “Gaining an ...

Computer models developed by the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory predict that hotter, drier conditions ...

The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor that represents how close humanity is to self-destruction, due to nuclear weapons and climate change. The clock hands are set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, ...

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 ...