Research Only Beginning On Relationship Between El Niño, Climate Change
A glacier in Beagle Channel, near the extreme southern tip of South America. The El Niño Southern Oscillation, or …
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Comparing 2015 El Niño To The Record-Setters
NASA maps show similiarly elevated sea surface height levels in the southern Pacific in both 1997 and 2015. The …
Watch A UW-Extension Hydrogeologist Discuss Viruses In Drinking Water
Hydrogeologist Kenneth Bradbury describes how he and colleagues are tracking viruses in underground drinking water. Leaky sewer pipes might …
In A Digital Era, Grocery Stores Have Largely Stayed 'Traditional'
Fresh Madison Market employee Tim Preboski shops for an online customer. Tim Preboski walks down the aisles of Fresh …
Study: Streams, Rivers Play Bigger Role In Climate Change Than Originally Thought
Nick Gubbins, an undergraduate student who has worked in the Stanley lab, takes methane flux measurements in the field. …
UW Researcher’s Study Says Arrival Of Humans Disrupted Plants, Animals
A study co-authored by a Wisconsin researcher says that when humans showed up on Earth, changes came to …
Old Fire Towers Could Help Broadband Expansion
Some Wisconsin cities and counties are considering whether they can use decommissioned fire towers to increase broadband coverage. The state …
Remembering When Pennies Built A Wisconsin Hospital
In the above image, people in Woodruff count the thousands of pennies that came in the mail as part …
UW Researchers Contributed To Gravitational Waves Breakthrough
UW-Milwaukee science faculty and students watch a National Science Foundation webfeed about the gravitational wave discovery. Scientists at University …
UW-Madison Researchers Work With Astronauts To Grow Food In Space
UW researchers open samples from the International Space Station that have been returned to their lab. Fresh produce isn’t usually …