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Chicago the biggest killer of migratory birds

January 23, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

We’ve got to face facts: We live within a killing machine. According to a piece posted on Grist this week, our skyline kills more birds every year than any other […]

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Animals, Ecology, Science in Chicago, Science News

New sea monster discovered in Nevada

January 9, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

It might be in the desert, but the discovery of the newest species of ichthyosaur has roots all the way back in Chicago. Field Museum scientists Jim Holstein, Martin Sander and Olivier […]

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Animals, Natural History, Science in Chicago, Science News

Being curious is a good thing

January 4, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Since our target here at Scientific Chicago is for the curious minded Chicagoan, it would be hard to ignore WBEZ’s series Curious City, where reporters explore questions Chicagoans have always had […]

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Working to bring back the peregrine

October 2, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

It’s not very often you can follow along with scientists’ work. Typically you just read about it when the study results are released and someone like Scientific American breaks it […]

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Animals, Ecology, Science in Chicago, Science News

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