Opportunities to study carnivores before and after wolves are reintroduced to their ranges are rare. So researchers from CALS thanked their lucky stars when they […]

Like Bill Murray in the movie Groundhog Day, bacteria species in a Wisconsin lake are in a kind of endless loop that they can’t seem […]

Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a potential mate, ward off predators, or just sing for pleasure.   But the conditions that contribute to […]

Erica L-W Majumder might be an alchemist. Her goal? Turn trash into environmental gold. This assistant professor of bacteriology believes landfills like the one across from […]

The end of the year is a great time to look back and reflect on the milestones and accomplishments of the CALS community. Here are […]

This year marks the 75th anniversary of “A Sand County Almanac,” the collection of essays written by the famous naturalist Aldo Leopold. It’s also the first […]

When hydrology engineer Anita Thompson was growing up in Minnesota, she knew what to expect from winter. The temperatures would drop below freezing around November or December, […]

It’s easy to ruminate over methane when thinking about dairy and its production challenges. Cattle are essential to Wisconsin’s $45.6 billion dairy community. But cattle […]

We often look to the smallest life-forms for help solving the biggest problems: Microbes can make foods and beverages, cure diseases, treat waste, and even […]

An invasive insect with an insatiable appetite can cause serious problems for a favorite native moth that likes the same food source — even though […]