At Montrose and Waukegan beaches, piping plovers lay the first eggs of the season
The beginning of yet another nesting season on the Illinois lakeshore marks another victory for...
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Canadian national health agency confirms 1 positive hantavirus test
Canada’s national health agency Sunday confirmed that one of four Canadians who returned home from...
‘I just don’t want it to take over my life’: Hantavirus sparks fear, questions for some students in a post-COVID world
Hantavirus is circulating on social media, reigniting health fears for students who survived lockdown during...
Cruise ship passenger making best of quarantine in US after hantavirus outbreak
Eighteen Americans are under observation at specialized healthcare facilities after three people died and others...
Potential case of hantavirus reported in Illinois, but it’s not linked to cruise ship outbreak
Health officials are investigating a potential hantavirus case in Illinois, though the case is not...
Today in History: First oral contraceptive pill approved by FDA
On May 9, 1960, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conditionally approved Enovid for use...
At Humboldt Park Lagoon, anglers hope fish and swan boats can coexist in urban ecosystem
Some say the boats' spinning pedals rip up vegetation that fish use for shelter and...
A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean kills 3 people, WHO says
A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three...
UC San Diego researchers work on way to prevent Alzheimer’s disease with molecular ‘switch’
Researchers at UC San Diego say they recently uncovered new insights into a protein that...
Today in History: Hubble Space Telescope deployed in orbit
On April 25, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed in orbit from the space...