Researchers have found a cave microbe that produces a compound which inhibits Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats.
The discovery of white-nose syndrome in three new Illinois counties has brought the total to seven new affected counties in the state this year.
White-nose syndrome, the fungal disease that has killed millions of bats in North America, has been discovered in four new Illinois counties.
The acclaimed Floyd Collins musical opens on Thursday, February 19th for a two-week engagement at the Station Theatre in Urbana, Illinois.
Two dogs discovered a deep sinkhole on Wednesday when they tumbled into it during a walk with their owner. The dogs, a father and son named Legend and Bullet, were …
A travelling exhibit featuring reproductions of the famous paleolithic cave paintings of France’s Lascaux cave opened earlier today at Chicago’s Field Museum. Dubbed Scenes from the Stone Age: The Cave …
A golfer had a surprise last week when a sinkhole opened beneath his feet. While playing a round with friends at Annbriar Golf Course in Waterloo, Illinois, golfer Mark Mihal …
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced earlier today that Illinois has become the 20th state in U.S. to confirm white-nose syndrome, after bats in four counties tested positive for …
A recent trip to an old cold storage building has yielded photographer Gary Jensen with some truly amazing results. Chicago’s Fulton Market Cold Storage moved to a new location last …
Scientists at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo Urban Wildlife Institute are looking for the public help in their project to monitor bat diversity. Ever since white-nose syndrome was discovered in Indiana …
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