Even most scientists don’t know that this famous climate theory is flawed, researchers say
By Caroline Catherman Medill Reports New research has found a big flaw in one of the most widely accepted theories about earth’s climate, Milutin Milankovitch’s
Climate change continues as a global crisis amid COVID-19—and it’s the greater threat
By Shivani Majmudar Medill Reports COVID-19 swept the world, with little regard for anyone who stood in its path. Within weeks, the virus killed thousands,
B.C. educators expand on what it means to have SOGI-inclusive schools
By Sian Shin Medill Reports Four years after the ARC Foundation launched the SOGI 1 2 3 program in British Columbia to make schools more
A Chicago-based exhibition emphasizes the need for local climate change solutions
By Natalie Eilbert Medill Reports For her newest installation, collagist N. Masani Landfair sought to recreate the black mold that festered in her South Side
Rare-earth metal reveals ancient ocean currents linked to climate triggers
By Marisa Sloan Medill Reports Despite the sci-fi name of this rare-earth element, neodymium is actually pretty common. The silvery metal is used in everything
Chicagoans marched weeks before ‘most crucial election of our lifetime’
By Allison Schatz Medill Reports From handmaidens cloaked in red to dogs sporting protest signs, energized crowds gathered in downtown Chicago on Saturday as part
CEOs discuss new approaches for PFAS destruction
By Marisa Sloan Medill Reports Over 60 years ago, the revolutionary “nonstick” Teflon pan was first unveiled. American households would be forever changed by the
Artists and scientists combine forces at Third Coast Disrupted
By Emily Little Medill Reports Seven artists and seven scientists met in 2019 to discuss how to make Chicago aware of climate change in its
Chicago hosts second Women’s March of 2020 to rally voters and protest Trump’s Supreme Court appointment
By Caroline Catherman, Shivani Majmudar & Grace Rodgers Medill Reports Less than three weeks before the 2020 presidential election, Chicago joined cities across the country
Bound together through suffering, families of Breonna Taylor, Jacob Blake march in Evanston
By Allison Schatz Medill Reports On a drizzly, gray October afternoon in Evanston, Jacob Blake Sr., father of Jacob Blake—a 29-year-old African American man shot
Wisconsin families forced to choose between work and family during the pandemic
By Natalie Eilbert Medill Reports The first sign of trouble for Blanca Animas was her daughter’s post-surgery infection that kept her hospitalized for 11 days.
Orland Park’s only Black owned business benefits from Black Lives Matter movement
By Cheyanne M. Daniels Medill Reports Driving down La Grange Road through Orland Park, the Black-owned restaurant Vegan T’ease is easy to miss. Inside the