Holly Binnian tends to her horse Tamale at a skijoring competition in Leadville, Colo., on March 2, 2024. Skijoring is an ...

Madison will host the World Ice and Sailing Association World Championship for the first time in America next month.

Open since Oct. 5, 1928, and perched on the shores of Lake Mendota, the union is perhaps best known for its terrace, which faces the lake and is filled with colorful sunburst chairs and tables ...

Plus, the pleasant 80-degree temperatures are perfect for enjoying the Memorial Union Terrace and the water activities on Lake Mendota. If you want to experience the city at its most vibrant ...

Lake Mendota bacteria evolve rapidly with seasonal changes, adapting to conditions yet returning yearly to near-original ...

According to a new study in Nature Microbiology, researchers found that through the course of a year, most individual species of bacteria in Lake Mendota rapidly evolved, apparently in response to ...

The team used a one-of-a-kind archive of 471 water samples collected over 20 years from Lake Mendota by McMahon, Rohwer and other UW-Madison researchers as part of long-term monitoring projects ...

A 20-year study in Lake Mendota shows bacteria evolving seasonally, with genetic variations resetting annually. A 2012 extreme weather event caused lasting gene shifts, highlighting microbial ...

According to a study published in the Nature Microbiology journal, bacterial populations in Lake Mendota adapt to environmental shifts caused by the lake's seasonal changes. Researchers examined ...

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 to shake. Except in this case, it's more like Groundhog Year.