With spring weather knocking at the door, gardening season will be here soon. Area gardeners and anyone with an interest in plants and science are […]

Our world is vast and brimming with an array of creatures. It can be challenging to think about what goes on outside our own neighborhoods, […]

As an introduction to global health, the UW Summer Term course Our Planet, Our Health certainly lives up to its name. It doesn’t just introduce […]

Vatsan Raman, associate professor of biochemistry and affiliate in both bacteriology and chemical and biological engineering, led research on the evolutionary path of proteins that […]

Speciation, the formation of new and distinct species over time, is an abstract concept that can be difficult for younger students to grasp. Multiple factors […]

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is set to receive more than $56 million in new funding for research initiatives after the passage of two federal appropriations […]

As public discourse surrounding climate change, gene editing and other pressing issues gains momentum, scientists’ expectations to engage with society are expanding. And no issue has heightened how relevant the juncture […]

A project on high-sugar diet spearheaded by scientist Rodrigo Dutra Nunes in the lab of Daniela Drummond-Barbosa opens the door for breakthrough advancements in fertility research.  In a recent study published […]

CALS students are doing amazing things! Meet some of them in our Q&A series. This week, we’re hearing from Langston Jones, a junior majoring in […]

Scientists have been measuring global methane emissions for decades, but the boreal arctic —with a wide range of biomes including wetlands that extend across the […]