Of all the possible ways for the universe to end, the one that is the most concerning is known as False Vacuum Decay. While ...

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 ...

Through simple hands-on lessons, students can follow their curiosity, get messy, and explore the world around them.

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A 17-year-old whose science experiment led to a massive probe by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and hazardous materials response in his Irvine neighborhood broke his silence Tuesday, saying ...

Have you ever imagined the solution to a logic problem instead of calculating it? Such “thought experiments” are carried out using one’s imagination rather than doing actual research. Typically ...

The government has been conducting secret experiments for decades—and what we now know about them sounds like something ...

If “art for art’s sake” is a desirable slogan, why not “science for science’s sake”? Modern scientists, whose goals are apt to be shaped by armed forces’ research grants or a corporation’s search for ...