The City of Evanston is teaming up with the Lincoln Park Zoo's Urban Wildlife Institute to try a first-of-its-kind rat ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 10, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Nobel Prize-winning professor Albert A.

Every five years, a small group of biologists and environmentalists assemble in a large corner office in Springfield with long glass windows. Inside that room, they weigh in on the fate of every ...

Milwaukee County Zoo opened its new rhino and hippo habitat Dec. 5, completing its Adventure Africa project, a $50 million ...

Eight African penguins hatched at the Maryland Zoo. The offspring of these chicks could one day help boost the population of ...

How to have fun in a New York City winter? I’ve got over 37 great ideas! OK, I’m an east coast native, so maybe a New York ...