Human composting offers an environmentally friendly end. Some are pushing to legalize it in Illinois.
This green approach avoids the release of smoke from cremation and the leaking of fluids...
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Trump administration dismantles US ability to fight climate change; environmentalists vow to appeal
In the Midwest, climate change is fueling extreme heat, toxic algal blooms in the Great...
A conversation with the UIC professor who heads up sports sciences for US Figure Skating
Lindsay Slater Hannigan, who is director of the University of Illinois at Chicago's Human and...
‘Take the vaccine, please,’ a top US health official says in an appeal as measles cases rise
A leading U.S. health official on Sunday urged people to get inoculated against the measles...
From the Olympics in Italy to skiing the Wisconsin slopes, the race is on to adapt to warming winters
Unseasonably warm temps in Italy and a reduced snowpack will require 2 million cubic yards of...
NASA begins a practice countdown for its first moonshot with astronauts in more than 50 years
NASA began a two-day practice countdown Saturday leading up to the fueling of its new...
‘Doomsday Clock’ moves closer to midnight over threats from nuclear weapons, climate change and AI
Earth is closer than it's ever been to destruction, a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday...
Brookfield Zoo leads effort to protect polar bears as Trump opens Arctic refuge to oil drilling
Brookfield Zoo, which has cared for generations of polar bears, hopes to offer guidelines for...
Great Lakes ice resurges this winter, but unpredictable shifts threaten businesses and ecosystem
Those whose livelihoods depend on ice and the fish and microorganisms in the lakes are...
Will trees ‘explode’ during this cold snap? Illinois arborists weigh in.
Exploding trees? Extreme cold snaps in Chicago can cause trees to crack and burst from...