“Imagine each species’ genome is a book, and each little DNA fragment is a sentence,” Rohwer said in a press statement. “Each sample has hundreds of books, all cut up into these sentences. To ...

There have been four separate incidents of people falling through ice this month, according to the Madison Fire Department.

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

I’m so excited to be sharing all my favorite things to do in Madison Wisconsin with you! It’s my hometown, after all! Well, ...

Take some selfies — and do so much more — at UW Winter Carnival: We’re betting Lady Liberty will be back, crown and torch skyward as she weathers the ice on Lake Mendota in this annual ... at Monona ...

After thirty years, the Ice and Snow Sailing World Championships will be returning to the City of Madison next month.

It will take place from Feb. 3-8 at Lake Mendota during the annual Frozen ... from the Edgewater Hotel and the UW Memorial Union Terrace.

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 ...

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 ...