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Apr 30, 2025
Winter Weather Forecast
Last year's winter was known as "Chiberia." Will this year's winter be a repeat? We talk with WGN Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling about what to expect in the winter weather forecast.
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Winter Weather Forecast
Apr 30, 2025
Science Meets Cinema
The Army Corps of Engineers moves ahead on its plan to control Asian carp and other invasive species.
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Science Meets Cinema
Apr 30, 2025
NASA Astronaut Col. Mike Hopkins
NASA astronaut Col. Mike Hopkins belongs to the very exclusive group of just 215 people who have visited the International Space Station (ISS). But Col. Hopkins distinguished himself during his time on the ISS in a couple of memorable ways. We revisit a conversation with Hopkins.
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NASA Astronaut Col. Mike Hopkins
Apr 30, 2025
Doomsday Clock Moves 3 Minutes to Midnight
Drones have been a hot topic in the media nationwide with the FAA working to catch up with the technology and a drone landing on White House property this week. What are the current regulations in Chicago and Illinois? We discuss drones with our panel.
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Doomsday Clock Moves 3 Minutes to Midnight
Apr 30, 2025
South Pole Discovery
It has been thought that almost nothing can survive in the watery depths near the South Pole. But a group of researchers sent a robot armed with a camera a half-mile below Antarctic ice and discovered an entire ecosystem. It is the farthest south that fish have ever been found. 
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South Pole Discovery
Apr 30, 2025
Water: Chicago in the 21st Century and Beyond
As water is increasingly recognised as a precious resource, we look at Chicago's water future.
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Water: Chicago in the 21st Century and Beyond
Apr 30, 2025
Bison are Back
Bison are once again roaming Illinois prairies. It's been more than 175 years since the last wild bison died in this state, but as of October they are back, thanks to The Nature Conservancy project in western Illinois called Nachusa Grasslands.
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Bison are Back
Apr 30, 2025
The International Race to Build a Breakthrough Battery
It's cold. Really cold. WGN's Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling tells us if we are heading towards record-breaking weather.
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The International Race to Build a Breakthrough Battery
Apr 30, 2025
"Galileo's Middle Finger" On Fights Between Science and Activism
Caltech Astrophysicist Mike Brown was one of the scientists who, in 2006, led the successful crusade to get the former planet Pluto downgraded to the status of dwarf planet. He joins us to discuss what he's found far, far away in our solar system.
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"Galileo's Middle Finger" On Fights Between Science and Activism
Apr 30, 2025
Chicago's Urban Coyotes
Ohio State University biologist Stanley Gehrt has followed more than 800 coyotes in Chicago over the past 15 years using GPS tracker collars. Where they turn up might just surprise you. Gehrt joins us to discuss Chicago's thriving urban coyotes.
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Chicago's Urban Coyotes
Apr 30, 2025
Is E.T. Phoning Earth?
An Adler Planetarium astronomer tells us whether earthlings may, at long last, be hearing from other intelligent life in the universe.
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Is E.T. Phoning Earth?
Apr 30, 2025
Energy Use in the Developing World
The EPA has awarded more than $8 million in grants to combat invasive species in the Great Lakes. We talk with the Shedd Aquarium's Phil Willink about the $100 million a year invasive species problem.
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Energy Use in the Developing World
Apr 30, 2025
DeKalb & Ogle Counties Declared Disaster Areas
Gov. Bruce Rauner declared DeKalb and Ogle counties state disaster areas after severe thunderstorms and tornadoes tore through the area Thursday. At least two people were reported dead in DeKalb County and dozens were injured.
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DeKalb & Ogle Counties Declared Disaster Areas
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