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Badger study sheds light on Wisconsin's elusive state animal

Badgers are notoriously difficult to study. Not only do they spend all … Read more »

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"Brown gold”: Project turns dairy farm into cellulosic bio-refinery

Driving the search for renewable fuels and chemicals has been the realization … Read more »

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A warmer world favors bark beetles over trees

Trees and the insects that eat them wage constant war. Insects burrow … Read more »

Bad news for bats: deadly fungus can persist in caves

Researchers have found that the organism that causes deadly white-nose syndrome persists … Read more »

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What have we learned about the true benefits of vitamin D and its promise?

Twenty-five thousand years, our Paleolithic ancestors got plenty of sun. Scantily draped … Read more »

Bacteria found in cow rumens could be harnessed to process biofuel

What do biofuels look like on the Wisconsin landscape? Some might think … Read more »

Future foresters learn among the trees

It may sound unlikely. Certainly it sounds idyllic. But there’s a university … Read more »

UW student awarded one of nation's first organic plant breeding fellowships

The story of how Tessa Peters ended up snagging one of the … Read more »

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Beyond the chainsaw: A new look at Wisconsin's loggers

Wisconsin logging firms are following the same trend as many other industries: … Read more »

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New farm-to-school project aims to make it easier for public schools to serve WI vegetables

A lot of parents want their kids' schools to serve more fresh … Read more »