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The small details of everyday domestic life never escape artist Ashley Jude Jonas. Her appreciation of delicate objects, fleeting light, and momentary…

Editor's note: Due to the updated COVID-19 guidance issued by Gov. JB Pritzker and the State of Illinois, the Community Players Theater will be doing the…

You can forget about that Peeps-toting bunny. The rabbit to watch this season is one you can’t even see. Or can you? The Illinois State University School…

Many experts agree with an appeals court's decision last month that dreadlocks aren't a common racial characteristic. But left undecided: What's a common racial characteristic?

Author Xelena Gonzalez and illustrator Adriana Garcia talk about rocks and about working together on their new children's book, "Where Wonder Grows," for our series "Picture This."

Climate change is heating oceans faster than the world's coral reefs can handle. So scientists are breeding corals that can withstand hotter temperatures – but only to a point.

Thousands of fireflies flicker in the meadows of a sanctuary in southwest Connecticut.

Bloomington-Normal’s bus system is making it easier for customers and drivers to handle fares. Connect Transit is installing 53 automatic fare boxes, one…

As a candidate for President four years ago, Bill Clinton argued that protecting the environment and maintaining a healthy economy do not have to be at odds. During his term in office, he has tried to prove this notion is true. Through consensus-building exercises -- such as the timber summit in Portland, Oregon, and programs like the EPA's Project XL -- the Clinton Administration has tried to forge "win/win" solutions. But these efforts have met with mixed success. NPR's David Baron has the conclusion of our series on environmental consensus-building.

Al Gore takes his climate-change crusade to Congress, calling for an immediate freeze on greenhouse gases in order to fight global warming. Speaking to the House Energy Committee and the Senate Environment Committee, the former vice president said, "The planet has a fever."