(Reposted from UWEX) A new study of the nation’s coastal areas and surrounding communities examines the potential risks that these areas would face from a […]

As a wicker basket containing old, faded seed packets made its way around the room, Tom Stearns asked each person to grab a packet and […]

As conservation easements gain popularity for protecting privately owned land, a University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist is trying to unravel a difficult question: In the face […]

People and bees have a long shared history. Honeybees, natives of Europe, were carried to the United States by early settlers to provide honey and […]

You don’t have to go to a lot of trouble to create a more wildlife-friendly yard. In many cases, the less trouble you go to, […]

Not long ago, one of the most biologically and culturally diverse regions on earth—Yunnan Province on China’s southwestern border, with its great river gorges, sweeping […]

The International Union of Soil Sciences is holding a Global Soil Carbon Conference on the UW-Madison campus June 3-6. The three-day event, hosted by the […]

Agricultural scientists from across the nation are embarking on a new five-year, $10 million, USDA-funded effort to identify dairy production practices that minimize the emission […]

For plants and animals forced to tough out harsh winter weather, the coverlet of snow that blankets the north country is a refuge, a stable […]

Deep into what is shaping up as the latest spring on record at the UW Arboretum, small victories over winter are important. Even if they […]