Louise Lerner

Was Mars doomed to be a desert? Study proposes new explanation

UChicago-led analysis of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover data may explain why planet was likely harsh desert for most of recent past

How does life rebound from mass extinctions? Scientists find surprising answers

Study by UChicago, Smithsonian, UK Natural History Museum challenges assumptions about survival after global catastrophe

For these students, a South Side beach is a geoscience laboratory

UChicago undergrads learn to ‘read’ the shoreline as they study coastal resilience

New measure of the universe’s expansion suggests resolution of a conflict

Team led by UChicago scientist Wendy Freedman using James Webb Space Telescope finds no evidence of tension in Hubble Constant

Possible sign of life in deep space faces new doubts

UChicago analysis of new and old data suggests the signal is weak and explainable by other molecules

UChicago scientists invent breakthrough device to detect airborne signs of disease

Portable tech captures molecules in breath to aid medical care from diabetes to at-risk newborn development