Depending on others for something you need may feel like a risky proposition—and perhaps a human one. It is actually a survival strategy found in the microbial world, and far more frequently than one ...

Depending on others for something you need may feel like a risky proposition—and perhaps a human one. It is actually a survival strategy found in the ...

Biology professor Tong Wang (left) with bioengineering professor Sergei Maslov. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...

Illinois is joining a network of the World Health Organization in hopes of better positioning the state to handle potential health threats, following the U.S. withdrawal from the group last month.

As sweeping changes to the federal Clean Water Act in recent years have weakened protections for wetlands, Illinois has become the first state in the nation to officially recognize a conservation ...

Illinois' population has grown for the third consecutive year, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates. The state added 16,108 residents between July 2024 and July 2025. Population growth was ...

GALENA, Illinois (KCRG) — A bill in the Iowa Legislature proposes forming a committee to discuss adjusting the Iowa-Illinois border. Sen. Mike Bousselot, a Republican from Ankeny, proposed a similar ...

Illinois’ population has grown for the third consecutive year, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. The state added more than 16,000 residents from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2025.

Illinois men's basketball moved up to No. 6 in the latest USA TODAY Network coaches poll. The team is on an 11-game winning streak after recent victories over Washington and Nebraska. Illinois is one ...

Illinois making the AP Top 25 poll has become a baseline expectation under Brad Underwood, who has coached a ranked team in each of the past seven seasons following a four-year drought. Still, ...

In the midst of Illinois’ 11-game win streak, Brad Underwood’s unit has hovered in the 5-10 range of all the key metrics – inching up and down throughout the past seven weeks and change. But after the ...

Calling green fluorescent protein a model protein would also improve how biology is taught. Like classic model organisms, green fluorescent protein is safe and visual. It is also forgiving, producing ...