Michael Stifter News Today

With the National Weather Service predicting a winter storm for Friday that could bring 6 inches or more of snow to the area, local cities and counties are preparing to

Babbling Baby Bats. Simulated Rats. The impressive memory of cuttlefish. And why, counter to popular belief, some key mental abilities appear to actually improve with aging. University of Chicago paleontologist Neil Shubin returns to help us understand some of the latest science stories making headlines.

A new study discovered that a species of bat in Central America is very talkative as an infant, learning to form the sounds they’ll need as adults.