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Valentines Day the Animal Way

By Julia Wiessing | Feb. 16, 2023

Everyone has a special way to celebrate Valentines day - even our friends in the animal world.

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Campus initiative seeks to beautify Bascom

By Julia Wiessing | Feb. 2, 2023

A new campus initiative envisions a future where Bascom Hill is not only a haven for students, but a hub of biodiversity in Madison

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New studies show light pollution increasing, stars disappearing

By Julia Wiessing | Jan. 26, 2023

Researchers are using citizen science to find out how light pollution is affecting our night sky.

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How California floods affect Madison's shelves

By Julia Wiessing | Jan. 26, 2023

Wisconsin relies on California to keep our shelves stocked, but flooding and extreme weather could be a threat to our supply.

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Federal investment in renewable energy spurs hydrogen research on campus

By Erik Pfantz | Dec. 8, 2022

Hydrogen could be the key to a more sustainable future.

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Why it’s impossible to evolve wheels

By Jeffrey Brown | Dec. 8, 2022

The brightest minds have already created theories to answer one of your least important questions — and it’s pretty interesting.

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Male contraception: Why is there still no pill for men?

By Lara Cathleen Hagen | Nov. 10, 2022

While modern birth control has existed since the 1950s, researchers are still searching for a male equivalent.

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Could psychedelics be the healthcare of the future? UW researchers find promising results

By Noe Goldhaber | Nov. 10, 2022

The UW Transdisciplinary Center for Research in Psychoactive Substances illuminates medical applications of psychedelics for mental health and addiction.

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Vikings might have gone berserk with magic mushrooms, historians say

By Joyce Riphagen | Nov. 10, 2022

The secret to viking rage may lie in psychedelics.

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UW-Madison research provides basis for the Nobel Prize in Physics

By Peter Waples | Nov. 3, 2022

How a visiting professor at UW-Madison research in quantum entanglement established the basis for this year’s nobel Prize in Physics

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UW-Madison assistant professor awarded Packard Fellowship

By Julia Wiessing | Oct. 20, 2022

Marcel Schreir, an assistant professor in chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is one of 20 early career scientists in the United States to be named a Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering.