2026
M3 Workshop advances federated AI for biomedical research
March 2, 2026
The workshop convened researchers to discuss progress on AI models, tools and data commons for applying AI to biology, medicine, and healthcare.
Hunting cosmic ghosts from the edge of space
February 24, 2026
A University of Chicago–led team launched NASA’s Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations (PUEO) experiment via balloon above Antarctica, aiming to detect elusive, ultra-high-energy neutrinos.
Scientists pair AI and human knowledge to tackle notoriously difficult physics question
February 24, 2026
New approach may help shed light on turbulence, other stubborn natural mysteries.
A need for speed
February 19, 2026
UChicago scientists clock a driving factor in the evolution of error correction.
The quantum revolution is coming. First, the industry has to survive this crucial phase.
February 16, 2026
New research by David Awschalom reveals quantum computing is nearing the point of practical use, but scientists still need to make some specific breakthroughs.
AI framework links gravitational waves and radio afterglows
February 16, 2026
Researchers developed RADAR, an AI-powered framework that links gravitational wave detections with radio afterglow data from neutron star mergers. By analyzing data at supercomputing centers, respecting data access limits, and automating coordination, RADAR enables faster, scalable multi-messenger astronomy, demonstrated using GW170817.
New model clarifies a Jupiter mystery after finding oxygen hidden beneath storm clouds
February 16, 2026
Learn about the latest model of Jupiter's deep atmosphere that reveals how much oxygen the planet contains.
Discovery of a supermassive black hole that creates massive ‘Storms’ dominating entire galaxies.
February 16, 2026
Data from the XRISM satellite has for the first time revealed that supermassive black holes create their own 'storms' of hot gas, stirring up the environment and dominating the evolution of galaxies.
New models reveal what lies beneath Jupiter’s clouds
February 16, 2026
Jupiter’s deep interior is unreachable, so scientists used advanced models combining chemistry and atmospheric motion. The study finds Jupiter has 1–1.5× the Sun’s oxygen, slow vertical mixing, and high carbon levels, revealing clues to how gas giants form.
In Antarctica, balloon lands after 23-day search for particles from outer space
February 16, 2026
Unique UChicago-led instrument PUEO caught a ride aboard a NASA balloon in search of high-energy neutrinos.
Into the deep: scientists find two paths
February 11, 2026
UChicago paleontologists investigate how life entered and adapted to the deep sea.
A new look at trends in human deaths due to climate extremes
February 10, 2026
B. B. Cael reveals the quantity of extreme weather events, and their impacts correlated with human development as well as climate change.
Mars could turn green… and it’s no longer just science fiction
February 10, 2026
New research suggests making Mars green could be a real, testable goal, if we're ready to take the ethical leap.
What’s really going on inside Jupiter? New models offer clues
February 10, 2026
A series of computer models designed to simulate Jupiter's interior mechanism has revealed that Jupiter contains about one and a half times more oxygen than the sun.
Designed to deceive: why knowledge isn’t enough to beat dark patterns
February 10, 2026
Associate Professor Marshini Chetty collaborates with law professors Lior Strahilevitz and Matthew Kugler to demonstrate that dark patterns manipulate users despite explicit instructions to protect privacy, research that was honored with a Future of Privacy Forum’s 2026 Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award.