We find out about a new iPhone app that actually sends you a paycheck. Jay Shefsky has the story.

The mind of the chimpanzee is far more complex than we once thought. Eddie Arruza tells us what researchers at the Lincoln Park Zoo are learning about our closest non-human relative, and why those findings just might save the endangered species in tonight's Scientific Chicago.

Hollywood loves it when giant rocks fall from space, but scientists assure us that the asteroid passing close to Earth tonight will NOT hit us. We have a close encounter with our science guy, Neil Shubin, who also has a little show-and-tell with a huge fossil.

A data center is where all the information you find on the Internet is stored. We take a look inside one of the data centers in Chicago, and find out why the city has become a national hotbed of cyber-storage.

Creepy, crawly cuisine? Find out why some Chicagoans would like insects to be an essential part of our diet.

Autumn leaves may be coming down, but there's still time to plant and prepare for next year. Our resident gardening expert, Eliza Fournier, is here with tips for the season.

ComEd is pushing hard for legislation to raise rates in exchange for a massive infrastructure upgrade. Is an override of Gov. Pat Quinn's veto coming? Carol Marin looks at the "smart grid" controversy.

What does a scene of people passing basketballs to each other say about our conscious perceptions? We talk with the Chicago-born author of a new book that suggests radically re-thinking the way we learn and work.

Autumn colors are especially spectacular this fall. We tell you why and how long this peak season will last.

Former Apple CEO John Sculley said he didn't think there was a home computer market back in 1985. Elizabeth Brackett reported on Apple 26 years ago. We revisit her encounter with a prickly Steve Jobs, and get some perspective about just how far Apple has come.

Sniffing out relatives? It may not be the human way, but it works for one finely dressed bird. We explore penguin behavior and more in tonight's Scientific Chicago.

Meet the Chicago high school students who have been digging for Mammoths in South Dakota, and working with paleontology superstar Paul Sereno at Project Exploration.

"He changed the way each of us sees the world." Those are the words of President Obama on the death of Apple co-Founder Steve Jobs. We talk about the legacy of the technological visionary. 

We take a look -- and go for a ride -- in what could be the future of transportation: hybrid electric and completely electric cars.

Did European scientists do the impossible and exceed the speed of light? They say they did; now west suburban Fermilab will conduct its own experiments on this. Eddie Arruza talks with a Fermilab scientist about the speed of light and what it all means.

Chicago Tonight's website gets a fresh new look. Ash-har Quraishi tells us about the new features and enhancements to our home on the web.