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IJTTN: Black Blister Beetles

By Julia Wiessing | Sep. 15, 2022

The cute fall friends are fun to look at, but not to touch!

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Stem Club Spotlight: WEMP

By Julia Wiessing | Sep. 8, 2022

A decade old campus club is bringing plant pathology to the community.

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Invasive species in colorful camouflage: what chameleons tell us about species dispersal

By Julia Wiessing | Sep. 8, 2022

A strange new model organism gives us new insights into what makes a successful disperser.

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STEM Club Spotlight: Helios

By Julia Wiessing | Aug. 4, 2022

UW-Madison club is bringing solar energy to campus.

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A Sunny Future: WARF Project is Changing Solar Energy

By Julia Wiessing | Aug. 4, 2022

Solar cell batteries developed by UW-Madison research group could be the way of the future.

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'The Cosmic Perspective’ and learning with UW-Madison astronomers

By Samuel Mayo | Jun. 9, 2022

University of Wisconsin-Madison astronomers discuss the cosmic perspective and its influence – or lack of influence – on their studies.

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University study disproves eight-week mindfulness stress reduction claims

By Julia Wiessing | Jun. 9, 2022

Short Term Mindfulness training may help with stress, but it won’t change your brain, new study finds.

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Landmark climate report says humans can and must stop burning fossil fuels

By Thomas Jilk | Apr. 29, 2022

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issues dire warnings and offers signs of hope.

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Entomophagy: Why We Should Eat Insects

By Julia Wiessing | Apr. 28, 2022

In the words of Kevin Bachubar, owner of insect agriculture consulting firm Bachubar Consulting, “We’re fucked.”

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Spring Ephemerals: See them before they’re gone!

By Joyce Riphagen | Apr. 21, 2022

This guild of plants is the first to pop out of the cold spring ground, but they won't be here long.

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Major Spotlight: Conservation Biology

By Joyce Riphagen | Apr. 14, 2022

If you like being outdoors or have a big passion for nature, ConsBio might be a good fit for you!

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Say goodbye to winter blues: Sunnier skies are beneficial to your health

By Julia Gozdziewski | Apr. 14, 2022

After a predictably cold and snowy Midwestern winter, there are few days more worth celebrating than the first sunny day of the year. For University of Wisconsin-Madison students especially, the sun emerges as a sign that the end of the semester is near, and with it, brings the promise of afternoons spent with friends at the Memorial Union Terrace, study sessions on picnic blankets on Bascom Hill and long walks along the Lakeshore path.

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SPACE NEWS: Protoplanet defies expectations

By Sophie Reeves | Apr. 7, 2022

Newly spotted Jupiter-sized protoplanet seems to support the disk instability model of planet formation

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I just think they're neat: Jelly fungi

By Joyce Riphagen | Apr. 7, 2022

In characteristic Wisconsin fashion, spring has sprung, and unsprung, and resprung, and then unsprung again and then re-resprung. Warmer weather is around the corner, and the snow has given way to not-so-gentle rain. The conditions are ideal…and now they are here.

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HRT, Assembly Bill 977

By Julia Wiessing | Mar. 31, 2022

On Feb. 15, 2022, Assembly Bill 977 was introduced to the Wisconsin State Legislature by nine state representatives, and cosponsored by three state senators. Assembly Bill 977 proposed in the cold legal logic of political change that transgender and nonbinary kids under the age of 18 should be prohibited from any gender transition procedures and gender affirming medical care. Thankfully, this bill was left dead on the legislature floor March 15, but similar bills are on the rise across the country, including Missouri’s SB843, Tennessee's HB2835 and Arizona's HB2608. Gender affirming care, however, is critical for the health and livelihood of transgender youth.

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Are we an invasive species?

By Joyce Riphagen | Mar. 31, 2022

Decrying humankind as an invasive species ignores thousands of years of co-evolution between mankind and nature, not to mention indigenous cultures that have a deep love for the land.