A series of questions and answers on managing soybeans after May’s monsoons.

A cellular structure discovered 125 years ago and dismissed by many biologists as “cellular garbage” has been found to play a key role in the process of cytokinesis, or cell division, one of the most ancient and important of all biological phenomena.

A bicycle ride to raise awareness about the crucial need to help Wisconsin’s next generation of dairy farmers get started will take place Friday, June 25 to Monday, June 28. The Ride to Farm will begin at Eau Claire and finish at the opening of the annual Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educators Conference, Marriot Madison West Hotel, Middleton.

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The so-called hostile media effect predicts that, when people are highly involved in an issue, their view of news coverage tends to be biased also

Synthetic molecules can mimic the proteins that control the expression of certain genes, according to a recently published report by a UW-Madison biochemist. This finding brings scientists closer to being able to activate or suppress genes, which may someday help fight cancer and other diseases.

What is the solution to urban sprawl? Some say, tongue in cheek, it’s moving to the city. But others, like Gary Green, a rural sociology researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, are evaluating the effectiveness of exclusive agricultural zoning laws and smart growth initiatives, balancing the aesthetic of open space with the practicality of denser, more orderly development.

If the family farm in America is thought of as a threatened species, representing a way of life that is slowly dying out, then the black family farm can be regarded as an endangered species, teetering on the edge of extinction.

Quick: Who is Canada”s Head of State? If you don”t know, you”re not alone. Although Canada and the United States are major trading partners and […]

Like pieces in an elaborate jigsaw puzzle, molecules interact based on the way they fit together. A tiny crevice or bump might cause a reaction to proceed, or keep it from happening at all. Working at the crossroads of mathematics, chemistry, and biology, one UW-Madison scientist uses computers to model molecular shapes and identify features that may influence interaction.