The spread of white nose syndrome, which has killed millions of bats, is having an impact on agricultural practices—and potentially on human health. By studying…
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Credit: NSF Argonne physicists say cold, dry is perfect for examining the oldest light in the universe. When your workplace is the South Pole, things…
Members of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Suzet McKinney (Director of Life Sciences for Sterling Bay) and Daniel Holz (University of Chicago professor), reveal that…
UChicago researchers found that the COVID-blocking effects of CBD come only from a high-purity, specially formulated dose taken in specific situations. The study’s findings do…
Researchers from the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering examined the protein Nsp13, which is involved in the COVID virus’s replication process. Pritzker School of Molecular…
Artist’s representation of our Milky Way Galaxy surrounded by dozens of stellar streams. These streams were the companion satellite galaxies or globular clusters that are…
A rendering of what PUEO may look like when deployed. Each white dish is a radio antenna; the signals from each antenna are combined in…
An artist’s conception of a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy that is spewing out jets (shown in orange) as well as…
The COVID-19 vaccine will soon be available to children ages 5 to 11. Assoc. Prof. Allison Bartlett of UChicago Medicine has answers to some common…
‘Centaurs’ near JupiterJupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and the fifth planet from the sun. It is a gas giant with a…
Over the last year and a half, the 1-in-100-year Covid-19 pandemic drove millions of children into hunger. But every four to seven years, an El…
Asst. Prof. Chong Liu’s lab is developing a new type of electrode that can extract valuable elements from seawater using a process called electrochemical intercalation.…
University of Chicago and German physicists propose new realm of ‘unnuclear physics.’ Even though neutrons love to partner with protons to make the nucleus of…
As the Delta variant spreads, COVID-19 vaccines remain crucial to protecting children, elderly people and immunocompromised individuals. “We can’t care about just ourselves anymore,” said…
Wi-Fi utilizes a spectrum that is “unlicensed,” which can be utilized by any device or network that follows FCC transmission rules. In recent years, cellular…
Peering down a row of magnets leading to the particle storage ring at Fermilab’s Muon g-2 experiment. The results have theoretical physicists around the world…
A red giant star, Camelopardalis, emits a shell of gas as a layer of helium around its core begins to fuse. Such events help scientists…
In a phase 2 clinical trial, researchers found a one-hour inhalation session with 25% 2O. It is commonly used in dentistry and surgery for its…
Hemagglutinin (HA) is a protein on the surface of the influenza virus that attaches to receptors on host cells. A new study shows how antibodies…
A scanning electron microscope image of a nanotrap (orange) binding a simulated SARS-CoV-2 virus (dots in green). Scientists at the University of Chicago created these…