Category: Changing Climate
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					Posted on January 24, 2019 
					As climate heats up, rising rainfall averages hide crop-killing droughtsResearch performed in the Ethiopian highlands shows that even in years with above average rainfall, crops can be severely reduced by drought early in the […] 
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					Posted on November 8, 2018 
					Woodland hawks flock to urban buffetFor the nearly 35 million Americans who faithfully stock their feeders to attract songbirds, an increasingly common sight is a hawk feeding on the birds […] 
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					Posted on June 12, 2018 
					Heavier rains and manure mean more algae bloomsOn June 6, 2018, the Center for Limnology reported that a toxic algae bloomhad begun to spread across Lake Mendota. It quickly led to the closure […] 
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					Posted on April 4, 2018 
					Checking the gas: From barn to field, researcher follows dairy cows’ greenhouse gas footprintsSometimes dairy scientist Michel Wattiaux approaches his research like a cop at a traffic stop. He uses a breath analyzer to check for problematic products […] 
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					Posted on December 8, 2017 
					The “Icing” on the DNA: Xuehua Zhong uses plants to study epigeneticsXuehua Zhong, an assistant professor of genetics, studies epigenetics, a growing area of research focused on how chemical tags on DNA can change the expression […] 
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					Posted on November 13, 2017 
					Breeding highly productive corn has reduced its ability to adaptStuck where they are, plants have to adapt to their environments, responding to stresses like drought or pests by changing how they grow. On a […] 
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					Posted on April 11, 2017 
					The science farm: A decades-long project offers insights into agricultureOn a still and warm summer morning, as scientists drive along the dirt roads that crisscross the Arlington Agricultural Research Station, the fields sweep in […] 
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					Posted on March 29, 2017 
					Four UW-Madison faculty members honored for teaching, research, serviceFour members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty will be recognized for their distinguished contributions to teaching, research and service on Monday, April 3. This […] 
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					Posted on February 7, 2017 
					Forest ‘islands’ offer refuge to wintering birdsThe polar vortex of 2013 and 2014 brought the coldest winter many parts of the Midwest had experienced in decades. In Dane County, Wisconsin, it […] 
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					Posted on February 6, 2017 
					Beyond eating: Indirectly, deer change the landscapeIt is widely known that the white-tailed deer is a nonstop eater. Unless it is sleeping or fleeing from a predator, the keystone North American […]