Garfield Park Unveils Child Wild Exploration Garden
The four-acre outdoor garden at Garfield Park Conservatory offers natural play areas for children and teenagers in Chicago.
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Would you take your children to a nature play space like this?
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In Chicago, science news means research findings, laboratory discovery, academic initiatives and funding decisions. Coverage follows the scientific work and field research taking place throughout the city.
Botany
Garfield Park Conservatory Hosts Floral Fashion Show
Eighteen designers transformed living botanical materials into wearable art for the fifteenth annual FLEUROTICA event.
Environmental
Live Poll
Should young people have a formal role in shaping national climate policy decisions?
Chicago Students Attend Youth Climate Justice Summit
Over 100 students gathered at Loyola University Chicago to develop local environmental action plans.
Chemistry
Live Poll
Should annual public celebrations that release chemicals into local rivers be subject to stricter environmental permits?
Researchers Confirm Fluorescein Dye in Chicago River
A 2026 study identifies the green chemical used annually in the Chicago River.
Life Sciences
Live Poll
Do you believe your local economy suffers when top academic talent moves to other states?
Geneticist John Quackenbush Joins University of Chicago
Renowned researcher John Quackenbush moves his genetics work to Chicago after losing funding at Harvard University.
Geology
Live Poll
Do you enjoy when local governments involve the public in naming city landmarks?
Chicago Names Finalists for O'Hare Boulder Contest
Public voting is open to select a permanent moniker for a 50-ton prehistoric rock discovered at the airport.
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Reporting here centers on laboratory discoveries, institutional research initiatives, academic funding and findings from scientific field studies. It reaches across the city and the communities around it to cover the progress of local researchers. Research conducted within the city frequently mirrors national trends in technology and medicine, linking local findings to global developments. Funding allocations and the equipment used to drive new discoveries are the factors that most consistently shape the research environment.