Lizards, snakes, frogs, and more. They all join us in the studio to preview this week's ReptileFest.

The car of the future, the all-electric Think car was supposed to bring Elkhart, Indiana's battered economy back. Instead, it's the old-fashioned RV that has turned the economy around. Elizabeth Brackett reports.

The electric vehicle industry has been touted as a way to reduce dependence on foreign oil, create jobs, and save the environment. But an Indiana company that promised a plug-in hybrid van with 100 miles to the gallon just closed its doors. Elizabeth Brackett tells us why.

New York Times reporter Charles Duhigg joins us to discuss his new book: The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life And Business.

The search for art and access has led Google to the Art Institute of Chicago. We explain.

Mexico City is increasingly getting motorists out of their cars and onto bicycles. We travel south of the border to ride that city's Bike Share program as Chicago prepares to launch one of its own.

A science journalist becomes the U.S. Memory Champion. We meet the author of Moonwalking with Einstein.

We talk with CTA president Forrest Claypool about how the transit agency will benefit from Mayor Emanuel's infrastructure announcement, and then we continue our look at Bus Rapid Transit in Mexico City and how Chicago will try its own BRT pilot program.

We take a look at the Bus Rapid Transit system in Mexico City, which some Chicago transportation officials say could serve as a model for the Windy City.

A new study ranks Chicago 17th in the country for social media savvy. What is the Emanuel administration doing to boost the city's standing?

It's been called the Superbowl of Smarts. We show you a robot battle that pits brains over braun. Ash-har Quraishi takes a look at the FIRST Robotics Competition.

We introduce you to a wildlife photographer who has made it her mission to track down and photograph Illinois' threatened and endangered species.

The record-breaking hot weather is jump-starting Chicago gardens. Eliza Fournier of the Chicago Botanic Garden joins us with spring gardening tips.

What's the word on the wonderful weather? We hear from a meteorologist at the National Weather Service.

A new app from government data hounds, Open City, aims to make CPS admissions a little easier.

If there is extraterrestrial intelligence out there, the Adler Planetarium wants your help in finding it. Astrophysicist Chirs Lintott tells us how you can search for E.T. on your computer.