Tucked in a small habitat in Shedd Aquarium’s Polar Play Zone, a group of tiny orange-brown sea stars tell a much bigger ...

A group of microscopic sunflower sea star larva arrived at Shedd Aquarium last year and have been bulking up behind the ...

The Shedd Aquarium is raising a group of critically endangered sunflower sea stars. When they arrived a year ago, researchers ...

Every year as part of the city's St. Patrick's Day celebrations, thousands of onlookers clad in green cheer on a boat crew ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Charlie Jacobsma slapped the surface of a pool enclosure at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium and scanned the water for movement. Moments later, the head of a beluga calf emerged ...

Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium will offer expanded hours for its visitors to coincide with spring break later this month.

Opus. It’s a musical term — meaning a set of compositions — that honors his father Beethoven and nods to the high-pitched songs that have led to these ...

Good afternoon, and happy Friday! Heads up that I’ll be traveling the next couple weeks. But don’t worry — my colleagues will ...

I've been gaga for beluga whales ever since I was a little kid (along with probably every other 80s/90s kid who grew up ...

Shamus Toomey, Editor in Chief and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Shamus has details on: Foxtrot Opening Store In Lincoln ...

The results are in! Over 1,000 votes were cast by Shedd Aquarium members and the beluga calf now has a name. US Ally in Asia ...

After counting over 1,000 votes cast by aquarium members, the baby beluga was given a musical new name. Opus, is the toddler-like beluga's new name. "The name, Opus, nods to the unique vocalizations ...