West Nile virus cases running higher than normal, prompting health warnings
West Nile virus infections are intense so far this year, with case counts running 40%...
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Surging number of data centers around the Great Lakes could lead to water shortages, report says
The region is not prepared for the unprecedented demand from data centers and other big...
Purdue Northwest says Neil deGrasse Tyson’s speaker fee is ‘trade secret’
Purdue University Northwest declined to disclose how much famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will be...
Chicago priest to lead Vatican sustainable farming project that will include restaurant by Art Smith and Phil Stefani
The Rev. Manuel Dorantes, who immigrated to Waukegan from Mexico as a child, serves as...
Massive Illinois salmonella outbreak 40 years ago highlights risks of raw milk as nation debates unpasteurized dairy
Influencers and politicians are pushing the consumption of raw milk. And some — wrongly —...
Bacteria closed hundreds of Great Lakes beaches in 2024. Here’s what you need to know before jumping into Lake Michigan.
In 2024, over 300 beaches across the Great Lakes closed to visitors or issued swim bans...
Today in History: Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution published
On Aug. 20, 1858, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution was first published, in the “Journal of...
New sensors are designed to predict flooding in Chicago
A new initiative between Verizon, Chicago’s Center for Neighborhood Technology and a Michigan-based startup will...
Got the sniffles? Here’s what to know about summer colds and the COVID-19 variant called stratus
The expectation is that COVID-19 will eventually settle into a winter seasonal pattern like other...
To know them is to loath them: Oak Park’s Alec Nevala-Lee finds a niche, writing about science’s biggest jerks
Alec Nevala-Lee of Oak Park has developed a talent for writing quite accessible histories of...