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. A field experiment is a research method that uses ...

An amputee can feel his wife's hand using advanced prosthetic technology after signing up for an experimental research project. Brandon Prestwood lost his left hand in 2012. He was reassembling an ...

This article originally appeared in Grist, a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Sign up for its newsletter here. When ...

Just over a week ago, European physicists announced they had measured the strength of gravity on the smallest scale ever. In a clever tabletop experiment, researchers at Leiden University in the ...

A new book covering the history of scientific inquiry invites us to marvel at the elegance of experimentation. Some philosophers have argued that “beauty” in science stands as a proxy for truth. Many ...

The vast majority of music listeners out there know Sir Paul McCartney as one of the principal songwriters (and the bassist, obviously) of The Beatles. He’s also known for his illustrious solo career ...

Experiments, projects, or devices placed in common areas must be reviewed by Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) for safety and security purposes. All experimental apparatus, demonstration or art ...

China's Tiangong Space Station was completed in 2022, featuring large payload capacity, long on-orbit operational periods, support for Earth-space transportation, global tracking and communication, ...