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A beloved eagle, a school mascot, was electrocuted on PG&E power lines near an elementary school in the Bay Area. Could ...

The research provides direct evidence that at least one pterosaur species ate plants. That simple gut snapshot shifts a ...

Explore 15 real-world innovations where animal biology inspired modern technology, from robots to raincoats and more.

While the semen fought off Staph regardless of beak color, the correlation between E. coli destruction and bill brightness ...

Guided by faculty experts, an innovative restoration makes the beloved UChicago landmark a haven for visitors and wildlife ...

You pick up a bird field guide to identify what sparrow species you just observed on one of your nature hikes. The text directs you to look for a white eye stripe, striped crown and yellow lores. Now ...

A newly described dinosaur that appears to have persisted beyond a catastrophic die-off is forcing scientists to rethink how ...

Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium opened in 1930, joining the Field on Chicago’s lakefront south of Grant Park. In 1998, ...

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Earlier this year, a group of researchers published a paper on the remarkable phenomenon of sex reversal in several ...

Modern researchers know about the cuckoo’s cross-species brood parasitism – but one Roman emperor observed this more than 700 ...