300-year-old bur oak tree scheduled to come down on Monday
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A bur oak tree located at the heart of the Lincoln Park Zoo, estimated to be about 250 to 300-years old, will be cut down on Monday

What to know about ticks and Lyme season following a mild winter

Researchers say it is hard to predict how the tick season will play out. This year’s mild winter and early snow melt, though, could mean more ticks earlier than usual.

A tree older than Chicago is about to be cut down

A 250 to 300 year old bur oak located next to the Lincoln Park Zoo will come down Monday.

Piping plovers return to Chicago beaches
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Bird watchers are flocking to Montrose Beach to welcome Imani, a rare piping plover, back to Chicago.

Piping plovers return to Chicago beaches

Bird watchers are flocking to Montrose Beach to welcome Imani, a rare piping plover, back to Chicago.

Watch: Moose helps itself to popcorn and a Happy Meal at Alaska movie theater

"I do not know if a Happy Meal is good for a moose or not. However, I can confidently say that it’s not in its natural diet," a wildlife biologist quipped.

Wendy's is offering free food while Mercury is in retrograde

The fast food chain is offering free food deals every day while Mercury is in retrograde from April 21 - May 14.

Loons are falling from the sky in Wisconsin

There have been reports of loons stranded on the ground after they fell from the sky.

Pentagon shares newly declassified UFO videos, tracking over 650 potential cases

Of the more than 650 potential UFO sightings, U.S. officials have prioritized about half of them that appear to be especially interesting and anomalous.

Bear scare caught on North Carolina man’s security camera

The man was on his phone, relaxing, oblivious to the fact that he was seconds away from staring down a dangerous wild animal.

Elon Musk's SpaceX calls off 1st launch attempt of giant Starship

SpaceX had planned to launch the nearly 400-foot Starship rocket from the southern tip of Texas but postponed the launch because of a problem with the first-stage booster.

Here are the most popular national parks for birdwatching this spring

The spring bird migration is a period of time between February and June when birds leave their winter homes in the south and begin their journeys north.

FAA clears SpaceX to launch giant rocket from Texas

The space company said the nearly 400-foot-tall Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket will be the most powerful rocket ever launched.

5 eaglets hatch in Will County nests
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Five eaglets have hatched in a Will County forest preserve this month, in what conservations described as a good sign that eagle numbers are continuing to rebound in the region.