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Aug 29, 2025
Local Scientists Name New Mushroom Species After Chicago
A restaurant-worthy mushroom was identified by researchers from the Field Museum and Chicago Botanic Garden. Meet the Chicago chanterelle.
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Local Scientists Name New Mushroom Species After Chicago
Aug 29, 2025
Brookfield Zoo Donates Black Rhino Horn to Feds for Training
On Thursday, World Rhino Day, the zoo donated a piece of horn from one of its black rhinos to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The agency will use the sample to train its canine unit that sniffs out contraband at O’Hare International Airport.
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Brookfield Zoo Donates Black Rhino Horn to Feds for Training
Aug 29, 2025
Conservation Group Launches Project to Restore North Side Sanctuary
It's one of the most beautiful locations in one of the busiest areas of Chicago, but Lincoln Park's North Pond is not in good health. We revisit a proposal for a major makeover.
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Conservation Group Launches Project to Restore North Side Sanctuary
Aug 29, 2025
Chicago Conservation Group: Help Save 12 Vulnerable Species
A Chicago conservation alliance is asking for the public’s help to save a dozen native species, including the endangered Blanding's turtle.
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Chicago Conservation Group: Help Save 12 Vulnerable Species
Aug 29, 2025
Endangered African Penguins Flock to Lincoln Park Zoo
The Lincoln Park Zoo gave journalists a sneak peek of the new African penguin exhibit, which aims to replicate the birds' natural habitat in southern Africa.
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Endangered African Penguins Flock to Lincoln Park Zoo
Aug 29, 2025
Shedd Urges President Obama to Sign Wildlife Trafficking Bill
The Shedd Aquarium is calling on President Barack Obama to sign legislation that aims to curb the highly lucrative, international business of illegally trading endangered and threatened animals.
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Shedd Urges President Obama to Sign Wildlife Trafficking Bill
Aug 29, 2025
Emily Graslie Launches ‘Natural News’ Series
The Field Museum's Chief Curiosity Correspondent has a new show and she's here to tell us all about it.
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Emily Graslie Launches ‘Natural News’ Series
Aug 29, 2025
Venomous Illinois Rattlesnake Gets Federal Protection
The eastern massasauga rattlesnake, also known as the “swamp rattler,” produces venom more toxic than most other rattlesnakes.
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Venomous Illinois Rattlesnake Gets Federal Protection
Aug 29, 2025
Nobel Prize Awarded to Northwestern University Chemistry Professor
Sir Fraser Stoddart was one of three scientists awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for developing the world’s smallest machines.
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Nobel Prize Awarded to Northwestern University Chemistry Professor
Aug 29, 2025
Corporate Space Race to Colonize Mars: Feasible or Fantasy?
Tech billionaire Elon Musk wants to create a colony on Mars. Assessing the challenges–and his chances of success.
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Corporate Space Race to Colonize Mars: Feasible or Fantasy?
Aug 29, 2025
Why the Mysterious, ‘Beautiful’ Bat is So Often Misunderstood
In Chicago and surrounding counties, where reports of nearly 40 cases of rabies-infected bats have made headlines so far this year, the reputation of the small, winged creature seems bleak.
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Why the Mysterious, ‘Beautiful’ Bat is So Often Misunderstood
Aug 29, 2025
Field Museum Turns to Public to Help Digitize Collection
It's home to an estimated 30 million objects from across the globe, but only about 25 percent of the Field Museum's collection has been cataloged in a digital database. Starting Thursday, volunteers can help grow that percentage.
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Field Museum Turns to Public to Help Digitize Collection
Aug 29, 2025
Augmented Reality App Offers New Look at Eastland Disaster
A remarkable new app brings us face-to-face with the 1915 Chicago tragedy.
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Augmented Reality App Offers New Look at Eastland Disaster
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