Our science guy, Neil Shubin, joins us to talk about the link between our bodies and the universe around us.

Sleet and freezing rain pelt the city, bringing up to three inches of snow for the evening commute. We have more on the Midwest storm.

Could a better helmet hold the key to reducing the epidemic of sports-related brain injuries? In this week’s edition of Scientific Chicago, Ash-har Quraishi talks with a team of university researchers who say it’s time for a new design.

Excerpt of "Naked Statistics" by Charlie Wheelan

Bringing Chicago's electric grid into the 21st century. Ash-har Quraishi has the story.

A study names Chicago's traffic among the country's very worst. What city planners are doing to save people time and money.

Microsoft's latest campaign takes aim at Google's policy to scan all Gmails to tailor personalized ads to their email users.  We'll take a closer look at online and email privacy.

The country's oldest planetarium has a new president. We hear what her vision is for the Adler.

The Smart Chicago Collaborative wants Chicagoans across the city to test the latest civic app and websites. 

Elizabeth Brackett reports on how the Shedd Aquarium is drastically cutting its energy consumption.

We read what some of you had to say about low water levels in the Great Lakes in tonight's Viewer Mail.

It's Chicago's warmest January 29th on record -- with temperatures expected back in the teens later in the week. We talk with a meteorologist about what it all means.

Lake Michigan water levels have hit record lows, and some experts say it could lead the Chicago River to un-reverse and start flowing back into the lake. Elizabeth Brackett reports.

A new site aims to tell riders how their CTA ride got delayed.

A technology park in the middle of the city -- University of Illinois announces a new research lab modeled on Bell Labs. Vice president of research Larry Schook joins us.

Warm air and lake temperatures, along with a severe drought, have led to the low water levels in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Elizabeth Brackett reports on the impact of those low water levels on the communities that surround the Great Lakes.