MADISON (WKOW) — One person was hospitalized Wednesday night after falling through the ice on Lake Mendota. The Madison Fire ...

Beneath its semi-solid surface, Lake Mendota is in a state of midwinter purgatory, according to the Wisconsin State Climatology Office. The lake did freeze on Dec. 25, but conditions made it difficult ...

In Lake Mendota, Wisconsin, bacteria undergo an extraordinary cycle of evolution, changing their evolutionary process based ...

Like Bill Murray in the movie Groundhog Day, bacteria in Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota appear stuck in a perpetual cycle – but in this case, it’s more aptly described as a “Groundhog Year.” According to a ...

MADISON, Wis. -- A person was recovering Thursday after falling through the ice on Lake Mendota Wednesday night. Madison Fire Department crews were called to the lake near Picnic Point at around ...

In Madison, Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota, bacteria evolves cyclically in lockstep with the lake’s changing conditions. A new study detailing this phenomenon includes data from water samples ...

Another individual was saved after falling through the ice on Lake Mendota near Picnic Point the following night with the help of the UW-Madison Police Department and Madison Fire. On Wednesday, UWPD ...

The researchers who raised two ancient dugout canoes submerged in Madison's Lake Mendota announced Thursday they had discovered fragments or chunks of at least eight more canoes in the lake ...

MADISON, Wis. -- A person was rescued from their vehicle after it broke through the ice on Lake Mendota Thursday. At around 3:57 p.m., the Madison Fire Department Lake Rescue team was dispatched to ...

Lake Mendota bacteria evolve yearly, adapting to seasonal changes Unique patterns show bacteria returning to similar genetic states Study offers insights into climate-driven microbial evolution ...