Geophysical Sciences

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We study the history, interior, and exterior of Earth and other planets.

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Assistant Professor Clara Blättler holding a vial of seawater dating from the last ice age.

Bowen studies the climate of early Mars and rocky exoplanets.

Edwin Kite is a planetary scientist interested in Mars and rocky exoplanets.

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Scientists Pair A.I. And Human Knowledge To Tackle Notoriously Difficult Physics Question

February 12, 2026

This new approach, led by Associate Prof. Pedram Hassanzadeh, may help shed light on turbulence as well as other stubborn natural mysteries.
A new study from UChicago finds two evolutionary routes into the deep-sea

February 11, 2026

Led by UChicago postdoc Ava Ghezelayagh with collaborators Smithsonian curator and DoGS PhD Stewart Edie, and Prof. David Jablonski, researchers explore how evolutionary lineages have conquered deep-sea habitats.
A New UChicago Study Analyzes Decades of Climate Disaster Deadliness

February 09, 2026

Led by Assistant Professor B.B. Cael, the study analyzed nearly 2,000 of the deadliest climate hazard events worldwide since 1988 and found a mix of progress and growing risk.
Prof. Tiffany Shaw’s study on Jet Stream Wind highlighted by AGU

January 20, 2026

A new study done by Tiffany Shaw and Osamu Miyawaki in Geophysical Research Letters explains why this strengthening occurs in the upper-level jet stream.

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