Arête Glacier Initiative has raised $5 million to improve forecasts of sea-level rise and explore the possibility of refreezing glaciers in place.

One of the first women to attain the rank of professor at UChicago, Wallace taught French and Spanish literature, volunteered as an interpreter in France during World Wars I and II, and enjoyed ...

The Polar Vortex in the upper atmosphere has disintegrated after the intense warming of the stratosphere in mid-March. Currently, its remains are traveling eastward across Canada to the United States.

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called UChicago Class Visits, spotlighting transformative classroom experiences and unique learning opportunities offered at UChicago. Half a dozen University ...

Boaty McBoatface is one of three Autosub Long Range vehicles being developed and tested to travel under ice to study the world’s polar regions, according to the NOC. The vehicles are able to return to ...

"With the same pioneering spirit as early polar explorers, we aim to bring back new data and knowledge to advance the long-term goals of space exploration," said mission commander Chun Wang.

The state’s top universities, including the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Northwestern University and the University of Chicago, confirmed Wednesday that visas of international ...

Ocean State Labs will follow the same model that was used in a team-up between the University of Chicago and Portal to build out the 22,000-square-foot UChicago Science Incubator at Hyde Park Labs ...

This important study shows, for the first time, the structure and snapshots of the dynamics of the full-length soluble Angiotensin-I converting enzyme dimer. The combination of structural and ...

Three months into his return to the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump has churned out a series of sweeping domestic and foreign policies. The underlying motivation behind these moves is ...

Within hours, research came to a standstill. Labs fell eerily silent, and my group chat with friends at UChicago exploded with confusion as students wondered what would happen to their research ...

Polar orbits are favoured for their ability to map the entire Earth's surface over time, making them critical for weather monitoring, climate research, and reconnaissance. Listen to Story Polar orbits ...