Articles filed under Science
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Baby news: Fermilab welcomes two bison calvesApr 29, 2024 1:22 pm - Calving season commenced at Batavia’s Fermilab Friday with the birth of two bison calves.
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Argonne, UIC launch sustainability instituteApr 17, 2024 7:55 pm - DuPage County’s Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Illinois Chicago launched a new joint institute for sustainability Wednesday. Combining the strengths of...
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Explore science, technology, engineering and math at College of DuPage’s STEMCON on April 27Apr 10, 2024 11:54 pm - STEMCON, the annual exploration of science, technology, engineering and math, returns to the College of DuPage on Saturday, April 27. The event, which is free and open to...
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What to do if your eyes hurt after the eclipse and how to spot damageApr 09, 2024 7:45 am - Staring at anything for long enough can lead to eye discomfort. But the stakes are higher for anyone who watched Monday’s solar eclipse sweep across North America. After ...
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Thousands in the suburbs converge to observe sun and moon do the sameApr 08, 2024 5:41 pm - Harper College Associate Professor Raeghan Graessle had a hunch people would better enjoy observing Monday’s solar eclipse together, and an estimated 3,000 skygazers agre...
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Norris Woods Nature Preserve in St. Charles named one of four Old Growth Forest Network members in the stateApr 08, 2024 12:23 pm - St. Charles Park District’s Norris Woods Nature Preserve, heralded as one of the most outstanding oak woodlands remaining in northeastern Illinois, will soon receive ano...
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Eyes to the sky: How schools are using Monday’s solar eclipse as teaching momentApr 07, 2024 11:33 pm - First, don’t look up! At least not without proper protective eyewear. That’s among the lessons suburban schools are imparting to students for viewing Monday’s total solar...
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Invaders from underground are coming in cicada-geddon. It’s the biggest bug emergence in centuriesApr 05, 2024 9:56 pm - Trillions of evolution’s bizarro wonders, red-eyed periodical cicadas that have pumps in their heads and jet-like muscles in their rears, are about to emerge in numbers n...
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A bird’s-eye view of solar eclipse: Suburban teacher to skydive during eventApr 05, 2024 5:51 pm - This Monday, millions of Americans will watch from the ground as the moon covers the sun in a total solar eclipse. One Hoffman Estates High School astronomy teacher plans to enjoy a different vantage point — 14,000 feet in the sky.
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How to watch the eclipseApr 05, 2024 7:07 am - Here are some facts to know for safely viewing the eclipse on Monday, courtesy of Adler Planetarium in Chicago: What you will see From the Chicago area, about 94% o...