For a certain giant saltwater snail species, a new study published in Conservation Biology gave new meaning to the phrase ...

"These are precious resources," Ross Cunning, a research biologist at the Chicago-based Shedd Aquarium who co-authored the ...

All three museums on Chicago’s Museum Campus will close due to the extreme weather, but expect to reopen on Saturday.

Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's something new to see at the Shedd Aquarium. For the first time, bigfin reef squids are now on display. The aquarium has 20 squids, all of which ...

There are only two days left to vote on the name of the Shedd Aquarium's newest sea otter. Through June 25, there will be an on-site vote near the sea otter habitat in the Abbott Oceanarium. The ...

When one thinks of baby beluga whales and music, one surely thinks first of Raffi. The song and the album "Baby Beluga" are 45 years old now, but any Instagram or TikTok video of the beluga whales at ...

CHICAGO -- The adventures of the penguins at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium continue! Earlier this month, a video of Wellington the rockhopper penguin went viral after he wandered through the closed ...

A young two-toed sloth makes her debut at Shedd Aquarium, inspiring visitors to connect with wildlife and rainforest conservation. Shedd Aquarium is home to a sloth once again after more than 20 years ...

The Shedd Aquarium is a Chicago original. The white Georgia marble-clad structure was designed by Daniel Burnham’s successor firm, Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, and opened in 1930. The eight-sided ...

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