1907: Albert A. Michelson, the first head of the physics department at the University of Chicago, won the first Nobel Prize ever presented to an American (though he was born in Prussia) in science.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Riverbanks Zoo & Garden is about to get a little louder and a lot more exciting with the arrival of two playful and majestic lions, Pesho and Sidai. Next month, these young lions will ...

Tickets for two of the most bright and beloved holiday light displays in the Chicago area are on sale now. Opening Nov. 21, tickets for Lincoln Park Zoo's annual ZooLights attraction in Chicago cost ...

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden has no more rhinos, at least for the time being. The zoo's sole remaining rhino, Seyia, a 16-year-old "beloved" female black rhino, has moved to the Milwaukee ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Potter Park Zoo held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday to unveil its new Animal Health Facility. “We previously were in a very small clinic,” Dr. Ronan Eustace, Potter Park ...

Female Brown Bears Ash And Lexi made their Lincoln Park Zoo debut on Monday. Cargo plane crash: Videos show spiralling C-130 fall from sky Trump’s shutdown win just landed Republicans with a huge ...

MANITOWOC – Lincoln Park Zoo begins its winter hours Nov. 1. The zoo will be open to the public from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays through March 31 to allow staff to complete snow and ice ...

A bridge constructed in Lincoln Park for sightseeing during the turn of the century soon became known as a place for death. EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- After nearly a decade of living at Lincoln Park Zoo, Siku the polar bear is saying goodbye to Chicago. The zoo announced that the 15-year-old old male polar bear will be moving to a ...

MADISON, Wis. -- A male polar bear will soon make the short journey north from Chicago to the Henry Vilas Zoo. The Lincoln Park Zoo announced Thursday that Siku, a 15-year-old polar bear, will move to ...