Biological Sciences Division

Making prosthetic limbs feel more real with brain-computer interfaces

UChicago scientists are making major progress on a technology designed to give nuanced “feeling” to prosthetic hands, by delivering gentle electrical stimulation to the brain.

Climate change may help invasive species defoliate forests

Study by UChicago, Argonne scientists predicts hotter conditions will boost spongy moth activity

UChicago paleontologist Paul Sereno’s fossil lab moves to Washington Park

New facility includes space for fossil preparation, community programs, and specimens collected from worldwide expeditions

Did Spinosaurus hunt its prey deep underwater or from shore? Analysis continues

Two new research studies by UChicago paleontologists further discussions over mega-predator's lifestyle