Perfect pitch refers to a person’s ability to identify any musical note by name after hearing it, without reference to other notes. Perfect pitch—also known more technically as absolute pitch—can also ...

The Black Death was the single greatest mortality event in recorded history, killing up to 50% of the European population in less than five years. New research from the University of Chicago, McMaster ...

Ahead of major film release, UChicago scholars discuss gods, heroes, casting and why Homer’s epic matters 3,000 years later ...

Imagine reaching for a record or glancing at a map and seeing a display bloom from a small box, offering interactive guidance ...

The planets that appear most common in the universe could have a lot of water—but it could be hiding where telescopes can't ...

Molten-salt method from UChicago and Argonne could unlock durable materials for printed electronics, flexible devices ...

Recently, researchers have looked beyond traditional semiconductor materials to create devices using a promising class of ...

Researchers working with data from the South Pole Telescope have released a major catalog of galaxy clusters, giving ...

With a focus on interdisciplinary, out-of-the-box solutions, the center funds projects that aim to make a difference ...

Agreement continues partnership with Argonne National Laboratory, driving advances in energy, computing, materials science ...

When the University of Chicago launched the Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression in 2023, President Paul Alivisatos said it ...