Are the ‘oldest’ features of Venus actually young?
Paul Byrne proposes a bold new theory about a prominent terrain type on the Venusian surface, suggesting that our planetary neighbor is more geologically active than was once thought.
Seeing the smallest details: WashU’s new femtosecond laser
A new laser in WashU’s isotope cosmochemistry lab is expanding what researchers can see, measure, and understand about planetary materials.
How WashU researchers are using AI to transform discovery
WashU scientists in biology, chemistry, and physics are using new tools to study evolution, design materials, and model cellular behavior.
Zifan Lin’s search for hidden worlds
At the heart of our galaxy, where stars crowd together in staggering density, Zifan Lin is searching for planets orbiting the remnants of dead stars.
Ghostly particles: is dark radiation masquerading as neutrinos?
New research suggests that neutrinos in the early Universe may have transformed into a previously unknown form of radiation. A study from Washington University in St. Louis offers a new way to explain certain puzzling observations about how the Universe evolved.
WashU partners with St. Louis to expand CLEAN STL tornado recovery project
The Source
Integrating Seismic Anisotropy, Geodynamics, and Rock Deformation Workshop hosted at Washington University
Are the ‘oldest’ features of Venus actually young?
St. Louis institution plays key role in NASA’s moon base plans
Fox 2 Now
A Unique African Volcano Could Solve a Mystery on Mercury
EOS
Cyclic deformation resets a rock’s microstructural clock
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Post-tornado soil tests find that lead is a problem—but not a new one
St. Louis Magazine
Buckley named Charles M. Hohenberg Professor of Experimental Physics
Diego Lopez Gutierrez earns prestigious DOE award to advance research on the elusive tau neutrino
To address post-tornado concerns, WashU teams with community groups to study environmental impacts
Seeing the smallest details: WashU’s new femtosecond laser
