ISC Pi Day Run 2018: Another Great One for the Books!
by Erin Conway | ISC News
Illinois Science Council’s 6th annual Pi Day run was an all-around success! Over 300 science-loving and science-curious Chicagoans, young and […]
The Science of Lucid Dreaming
by Sadie Witkowski | The Science Within Us
When I was about 12, I had a dream that children I didn’t know were chasing me and my friends […]
Chicago Gets a Head Start on the Vernal Equinox!
by Ben Marcus | Science in Space
Don’t be fooled – the calendar says the Spring equinox is on the March 20th, but in Chicago, we come […]
Pi, Pie, and a Pi-K on Pi Day!
by Erin Conway | ISC News
Gather round Chicago! There’s still time to sign up for our 6th Annual Pi K Fun Run, this Wednesday, March 14th—3.14. […]
What’s In Your Ears Besides Wax?
by Vicente Lumbreras | The Science Within Us
Our inner ear is the powerhouse of our hearing and vestibular (balance) senses. Hearing is part our everyday life: we […]
The Mystery of the DeYoung Diamond
by Dana Simmons | Science Below the Surface
A mystery red gemstone is in front of you on a table. Is it a ruby? Is it a garnet? […]
It’s 2018. How is Cancer Still a Thing?
by Stefanie Kall | The Science Within Us
Cancer is such a scary word. It comes in many different types, and chances are, it has touched your life […]
Knitting: For Senior Citizens or Scientists?
by Kristen Vogt Veggeberg | Science Around the House
My first memory of knitting wasn’t of my grandmother making a scarf by a roaring fire, though it did involve […]
Where Would We Be Without Blood?
by Alison Gould | The Science Within Us
Where would we be without blood? That red stuff that carries vital oxygen from our lungs to our muscles, and […]
Better Together: Symbiotic Relationships in the Sea
by Emily Dodd | Science Below the Surface
This story begins with a giant worm that lives in one of the most inhospitable places in the planet. A […]
Maximizing the Sparkle of a Diamond
by Dana Simmons | Science Below the Surface
Flashes of fiery light. Infinite sparkles. The hardest rock on the scale. A traditional symbol of both love and status. […]
Are We Prepared for a Large Asteroid Impact?
by Nathan Baskin | Science in Space
On December 16, 2017 at about 5:00 PM CST, the asteroid 3200 Phaethon passed within 64 million miles of Earth. […]
The Reason Sugar Tastes So Darn Good
by Ben Marcus | The Science Within Us
Sugar is everywhere. Kids crave it, pastry chefs live by it, and dieters avoid it like the plague. It comes naturally in […]
Making Cheese Taste Gouda
by Stefanie Kall | Science Around the House, The "TEM" of STEM
NASA Has Been Shooting Lasers at the Moon to Challenge Einstein
by Ben Marcus | Science in Space
Since the 1960s, the United States government has been shooting lasers at the moon. No, this is not a covert […]
Deep Ocean or Deep Freeze: How Animals Have Evolved to Survive
by Ellis Moloney | Science Below the Surface
Animals are pretty remarkable – we can find them in virtually every environment on Earth, from the perpetually frozen hallows […]
How a Pile of Uranium Changed the World
by Ben Marcus | The "TEM" of STEM
On December 3rd, 1942, under the stands at the University of Chicago’s Stagg Field, scientists produced a breakthrough that would […]
If You Go Down to the Woods Today: Conservation Genetics in a Nutshell
by Rachel van Heugten | People in Science, The Science of the Outdoors
Imagine a young family taking a stroll along a sun-speckled forest path. They take their time, admiring the scenery and […]
Did Life Begin in the Oceans?
by Ellis Moloney | Science Below the Surface, The Science of the Outdoors
The age-old question, “how did life begin?” has baffled humans for centuries. Many scholars have theorized about how life began, […]
Diatoms: The Cheat Sheet for Studying Our Waterways
by Brittany Maule | Science Below the Surface
If you head outside and you walk to a freshwater river, stream, or lake, you will probably find some rocks […]
The Flu Shot: A Police Raid on Influenza
by Laura Ruhge | The Science Within Us
You’re sitting in a room at your doctor’s office. Today, you might be visiting for a checkup. Or perhaps you […]
Spotted from Antarctica: the Oldest Light in the Universe
by Dana Simmons | People in Science, Science in Space
How do you study light from the beginning of the universe? What happened right after the Big Bang?
Living Fossils Inspire Cures for Disease
by Camila Crnkovic | Science Below the Surface, The Science of the Outdoors
Long before humans, dinosaurs, or plants, some of the first creatures on Earth were primitive single-celled organisms that survived exclusively […]
Where Wine Gets its Kick
by Stefanie Kall | Science Around the House
By pure volume, America has become one of the largest consumers of wine in the world. Twenty years ago, Americans […]
