More than 60 years after the first debunked discovery of a planet orbiting Barnard’s Star, the closest single-star system to ...

Shedd Aquarium members voted to name the newest beluga whale Opus. Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez Share The newest member of the Shedd Aquarium now has a name — and aquarium members had a hand ...

New research suggests that the prehistoric megalodon, the biggest shark known to have existed, was even larger than we ...

(Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) Sheri Hendricks, supervisor of cetaceans at the Shedd Aquarium, plays with Opus, a 7-month-old beluga whale on March 6, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James ...

Arguably the top middleman on the market, Dalman was Chicago’s free agent white whale, a young player who hasn’t yet hit his ceiling. Since he’ll be at Halas Hall for at least three years, we should ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An eight-month-old beluga officially has a name at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. The calf was born to 35-year-old resident beluga Naya in July 2024. Shedd's animal care team described ...

A test for abnormal fetal chromosomes can also detect maternal cancers—and physicians are struggling to incorporate that ...

Good afternoon, and happy Friday! Heads up that I’ll be traveling the next couple weeks. But don’t worry — my colleagues will ...