RFK Jr. says he plans to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water By Hannah Schoenbaum April 7, 2025 at 6:06 p.m. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the...
Science Olympiad competitors learn to expect the unexpected By Michelle L. Quinn April 7, 2025 at 11:54 a.m. Most people seem to think that science is doing something and having it work the...
Comforting a cancer patient: Gift cards and casseroles may not be welcomed, but there are thoughtful ways to express care By Amy Bizzarri April 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. On top of dealing with what may be painful and stressful medical treatment, cancer patients...
In Chicago, US EPA workers protest Trump, say rollbacks will put ‘every American at risk’ By Adriana Pérez March 25, 2025 at 6:57 p.m. Union steward says administration hasn't considered how changes will lower the quality of life for...
New York City must abandon a portion of its water supply if it keeps getting saltier By Michael Hill March 21, 2025 at 4:35 p.m. The Croton system dates back to 1842 — when the first Croton Aqueduct began delivering...
The spring equinox is here. What does that mean? By Associated Press March 19, 2025 at 3:59 p.m. The vernal equinox arrives on Thursday, marking the start of the spring season for the...
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space By Marcia Dunn March 18, 2025 at 7:46 p.m. Stuck in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth...
NASA’s stuck astronauts welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space station By Marcia Dunn March 16, 2025 at 12:46 p.m. Just over a day after blasting off, a SpaceX crew capsule arrived at the International...
SpaceX launches a new crew to the space station to replace NASA’s stuck astronauts By Marcia Dunn March 14, 2025 at 6:11 p.m. The replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts launched to the International Space Station on Friday...
Photos: Blood moon seen over Chicago By Chicago Tribune March 14, 2025 at 12:33 p.m. A total lunar eclipse was visible across North America including Chicago Thursday night into Friday...