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Remembering Wisconsin Astronaut Laurel Clark’s Interstellar Dreams

Astronaut Laurel Clark’s life ended abruptly on February 1, 2003, when the space shuttle Columbia exploded near the end of ...

Oshkosh teenager’s passion for Christmas lights supports community

There's a teenager in Oshkosh who's had a lifelong love of Christmas lights, and has taken that passion to new ...

One tough rock: Central Wisconsin’s Rib Mountain survived volcanoes, erosion and glaciers

There's a rumor that Rib Mountain in central Wisconsin is an extinct volcano. It seems somewhat reasonable...You can see it ...

Old World Monkeys Retire In Rural Wisconsin

There’s a small animal sanctuary tucked away in a quiet rural area in Marquette County. At Primates Incorporated, you’ll find ...

Milwaukee Area Native Named National Geographic’s 2020 Explorer Of The Year

Corey Jaskolski grew up in and around Milwaukee and loved visiting the Milwaukee Public Museum as a child. "My mom ...

Meet The Wisconsinites Who Build Their Own ‘Star Wars’ Droids

“Star Wars” is one of the most beloved movie franchises in the world. And a big part of those movies ...

An Exciting Development, CRISPR Lets UW-Madison Researchers Edit Genes

In the last decade, scientists have made incredible strides in understanding the world around us. From taking the first photo of ...

UW-Madison Researchers Study Coyotes In The City

Coyotes have moved into areas within the Madison city limits. What does that mean for human and canid coexistence? Researchers ...

Citizen Scientists Help Answer Ecological Questions

As Director of the UW-Madison Arboretum, Karen Oberhauser oversees over a thousand acres of land in the heart of Madison. ...

Increase Lapham, Wisconsin’s First Scientist

On an early summer evening in 1836, the steamship New York docked on the Milwaukee lakefront and a young naturalist ...

Wisconsin’s Brewsters Share What They Love About Beer

Among the dozens of craft breweries around Wisconsin, women run the show in only three of them. Jamie Baertsch has ...

Paranormal Investigators Look For Ghosts In Milwaukee

Milwaukee journalist Tea Krulos spent over a year meeting individuals who have made it their life's passion to hunt down ...

Geologists Rewrite The Story Of Wisconsin’s Boaz Mastodon

This year marks a major anniversary for one of Wisconsin’s most famous fossils. But before they could celebrate, Madison geologists ...

Topographical Textiles

Quilting may be centuries old but artist Leah Evans makes quilts that are far from traditional. Inspired by maps, aerial ...

UW Professor Teaches A Dairy Sensory Evaluation Course

States like California may cultivate wine taste-testers; but here in Wisconsin, we develop dairy taste-testers. For 36 years, UW-Madison Emeritus ...