Meteorite claim called rocky
Two rocks that Highland, Ind., family members said fell into their yard early Sunday as they watched the spectacular Leonid meteor shower will be examined by meteorite experts Wednesday at...
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Night sky set for celestial downpour
Planet Earth's orbit around the sun in the next couple of days will plunge through trails of ancient comet dust, and skywatchers around the world are hopeful that Sunday they...
Mom’s–and grandma’s–boy
From the day the bottlenose dolphin calf was born six weeks early, skinny and weak, his mother didn't seem to know what to do with him. She had never given...
Zoo stages a rumble in jungle for chimps
Keo, the extroverted, swaggering showoff chimpanzee at Lincoln Park Zoo who loved to hoot and scream as he marched in front of the public with his shoulder-rolling, bowlegged gait, has...
Global warming clues in Antarctica rock
Rock core samples drilled more than a half-mile into the ocean floor along Antarctica's coast have given scientists a record of how the Earth has been experiencing global warming and...
Museum embarks on royal journey
You would expect a girl born into one of history's most dysfunctional families, filled with generations of incest, wife-murdering husbands and mother-murdering children, to grow up to be complicated, to...
Library draws world attention
Because 150 of the world's most enthusiastic lovers of maps are coming to town this week , Chicagoans will get a rare opportunity for the next three months to examine...
Reluctant suitor produces rare heir
Three years ago Lincoln Park Zoo staffers knew there was a problem when Caruso, their very rare white-cheeked male gibbon, would mistake amorous solicitations from his comely consort, Burma, for...
Exhibit delves into Freud and his fears
After Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis, died in London in 1939, his daughter shipped most of his personal effects to Washington, D.C., thinking they would be safe in America, far...
Shedd slashing its staff; other museums pinched
The Shedd Aquarium announced Monday it would lay off 44 full-time employees--16 percent of its staff of 267--because of declining attendance, a months-long trend that worsened after the terrorist attacks...