Geophysical Sciences

Was Venus ever habitable? New UChicago study casts doubt

Research suggests the planet lost its water early on in its history

Deep earthquakes could reveal secrets of the Earth’s mantle

Study uses 350-mile-deep earthquake to make elusive measurements of the Earth’s layers

What “living drill bits” can teach us about evolution

Clams that can bore into solid rock show surprising patterns of evolution, UChicago study finds

The Southern Hemisphere is stormier than the Northern, and we finally know why

UChicago research offers first concrete explanation for difference, and show it is getting even stormier over time

Potential diamond factory discovered at center of Earth

UChicago researchers helped simulate extreme conditions found at core-mantle boundary

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