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Studies show too much noise, particularly loud, irregular noise, can hurt a child's brain development, because if sound is irregular, it distracts our brains and makes concentration more difficult.

Researchers who study evidence of fires through the millennia say to expect more and bigger fires as the climate continues to warm. Fire season is already months longer than in the 1970s.

A researcher coming to Illinois Wesleyan University next month hopes to make visible what large scale extraction operations — like lithium mining — cost some Latin American communities.

In the wake of the deadly terror attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando one leader in the gay community said he's feeling hopeful.David Bentlin is the…

Close to 300,000 people die each year from sepsis, a condition that last week claimed a high profile victim: Patty Duke. The actress died from the…

By analyzing layers in these teeth, scientists have pinpointed a critical window when baby brains are most vulnerable to toxic metals — and linked that to behavior problems later in life.

Green energy advocates are pushing Illinois lawmakers to back a plan to wean the state off fossil fuels by 2050.Dawn Dannenbring is the environmental…

When it comes to preventing severe flooding, there’s not one fix. Over the next few weeks, the Illinois Answers Project will examine what city and state agencies are doing to protect residents.

Google announced its AI-generated search results mean you don’t have to click through a bunch of links to get the answer to your question. Content producers, journalists and new organizations have concerns.

A new study examined baby teeth and found there are critical windows early in a child's life when their developing brains are particularly vulnerable to exposures to metals in the environment.