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Aug 30, 2025
Brookfield Zoo’s Oldest Animal Gets Knee Scope to Treat Arthritis
Like many humans approaching their elder years, a 49-year-old western lowland gorilla named Ramar has been dealing with knee pain.
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Brookfield Zoo’s Oldest Animal Gets Knee Scope to Treat Arthritis
Aug 30, 2025
Frogs Get Stress Test in Lake County Habitat Study
Life as an amphibian is no easy hop through the woods. Why Chicago scientists are measuring levels of cortisol (the stress hormone) in Lake County frogs.
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Frogs Get Stress Test in Lake County Habitat Study
Aug 30, 2025
Rapid Sepsis Test in Development
Sepsis affects more than 1 million hospital patients each year in the U.S., but detecting it can take days. Now, scientists at the University of Illinois are developing a rapid test to detect the potentially deadly condition.
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Rapid Sepsis Test in Development
Aug 30, 2025
Shedd Takes Aim at Plastic Bottles in New US Effort to Cut Pollution
First went the plastic bags, then the plastic straws. Now they’re coming for more. The Shedd Aquarium announces a new initiative to significantly reduce or eliminate the use of disposable plastic bottles by 2020.
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Shedd Takes Aim at Plastic Bottles in New US Effort to Cut Pollution
Aug 30, 2025
Rare Duck Species Arrives at Lincoln Park Zoo
Four webbed-feet members of a rare and endangered duck species have a new home in Chicago.
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Rare Duck Species Arrives at Lincoln Park Zoo
Aug 30, 2025
Chicago Astronomer to Create Plan for Human Exploration of Mars
Adler Planetarium astronomer Lucianne Walkowicz will spend the next year figuring out how humans can get along while exploring one of the more curious planets in our solar system: Mars. 
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Chicago Astronomer to Create Plan for Human Exploration of Mars
Aug 30, 2025
Adler Planetarium Offering Free Admission for Aug. 21 Solar Eclipse
Are you ready to party like it’s 1925? That’s the last year Chicago experienced a solar eclipse like it will next month. To celebrate, the Adler Planetarium is hosting a daylong block party, and you’re invited.
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Adler Planetarium Offering Free Admission for Aug. 21 Solar Eclipse
Aug 30, 2025
Giant Iceberg the Size of Delaware Breaks off Antarctica
The trillion-ton iceberg is now drifting. While experts say it poses no immediate threat, is the event itself the precursor of more change to come as the global environment warms?
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Giant Iceberg the Size of Delaware Breaks off Antarctica
Aug 30, 2025
Snowy Owl Chicks Hatch at Lincoln Park Zoo
Visitors can expect snow flurries on their next trip to the zoo, even in the middle of summer. Four snowy owl chicks hatched last month are already flapping their wings and will soon attempt to fly. 
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Snowy Owl Chicks Hatch at Lincoln Park Zoo
Aug 30, 2025
How a Controversial Chicago Astronomer Influenced ‘Close Encounters’
Dr. J. Allen Hynek was a highly respected scientist for decades before he received a credit as a technical adviser on Steven Spielberg’s 1977 movie. His life and legacy are explored in a new biography.
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How a Controversial Chicago Astronomer Influenced ‘Close Encounters’
Aug 30, 2025
New Series ‘All My Penguins’ Captures Drama of Zoo’s Penguin Colony
Lincoln Park Zoo recently launched a web series to chronicle the latest crushes, power struggles and other dramatic twists and turns surrounding the lives of its 15 African penguins.
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New Series ‘All My Penguins’ Captures Drama of Zoo’s Penguin Colony
Aug 30, 2025
Speeding Toward the Future of Driverless Cars
You won’t find driverless cars whizzing through the streets of Chicago today. But behind the scenes, companies are testing and implementing technology for cars to navigate sans human input.
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Speeding Toward the Future of Driverless Cars
Aug 30, 2025
Heavy Rain Drenches Northern Illinois, Raises Concerns of Flooding
Heavy rainfall drenched northern Illinois Wednesday night and Thursday morning. And more is on the way. The Des Plaines and Fox Rivers have seen water levels rise and remain areas of concern.
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Heavy Rain Drenches Northern Illinois, Raises Concerns of Flooding
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