Describe the atmosphere at the Shedd Aquarium. The Shedd Aquarium tends to have an atmosphere of wonder as many families with ...

A beluga whale at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium became the first known beluga whale to recover from general anesthesia after a ...

When Nickel arrived at the Shedd Aquarium in 2003, the green sea turtle had survived a crack in her shell from colliding with a boat. She also had a coin lodged in her esophagus — hence her name.

Often referred to as "Chicago's front yard," Grant Park is an approximately 313-acre swath of green space that starts at the ...

The Shedd is also reimagining new, bilingual and science-focused galleries. Two of them— Wonder of Water and Amazon Rising —are to open this year, the aquarium said.

The Shedd Aquarium has its eyes set on the future. a $500 million dollar renovation is planned as the world's third-largest aquarium in the world heads towards celebrating its 100th birthday in 2030.

A rockhopper penguin chick hatched at the aquarium a few weeks ago to parents Edward and Annie. It’s the first time in eight years that a rockhopper chick has been born at the Shedd.

Beneath the waves of Key Largo, beautiful staghorn coral have spawned in mass since a 2023 bleaching event left biologists ...

Shedd Aquarium's Caribbean Reef makes way for new centerpiece with twice the tanks “Wonder of Water,” beneath the rotunda, allows visitors to experience both freshwater and saltwater habitats.

Manager of aquarium sustainability Rachael Zak explains how zooplankton are drawn to the light, where they find their food and algae, at the Shedd Aquarium’s new exhibit on July 6, 2023.

For the aquarium staff, every birth is significant and the first beluga born at Shedd in four years was no different. Shedd staff have witnessed 15 beluga births since 1991.