Category: Natural Selections
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Posted on July 15, 2025
The Water Bear Solution
Water bears are an ancient group of microscopic animals known for their pudgy, ursine appearance and their uncanny ability to survive under extreme conditions. […]
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A MosAIC of Microbiomes
Vector-borne diseases account for more than 17% of all infectious diseases and cause more than 700,000 deaths annually, according to the World Health Organization. […]
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The Motives Behind the Medleys
Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a potential mate, ward off predators, or just sing for pleasure. But the conditions that contribute […]
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What Is the Worth of Clean Water?
The village of Walton, New York, faced a daunting task in 1972: It had to build a $5.8 million wastewater treatment plant with an […]
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Posted on March 5, 2025
And the Squeak Goes on
When thinking about what makes different foods pleasurable to eat, taste and texture will always come to mind. But the noise a morsel makes […]
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The Sovereign Right to Renewable Resources
The quality of land on Native American reservations is often considered poor. These regions, where the U.S. government relocated tribes in the mid- to […]
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From Biomass to BPA Replacement
We’ve all heard the warning: Don’t microwave your food in plastic containers. It’s one recommendation aimed at reducing exposure to bisphenol A, more commonly […]
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The Side Effects of Self-Defense
Since the early 2000s, spongy moth caterpillars, invaders from Europe, have flexed their gustatory muscle in Wisconsin by stripping entire stands of trees of […]
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Posted on October 23, 2024
Feed Fish, Grow Plants — on Water
Back on April 22 — Earth Day 2024 — a small crowd gathered in UW’s D.C. Smith Greenhouse to celebrate and learn. Attendees sampled […]
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Wolf Rewilding Leads to Unforeseen Species Interactions
Opportunities to study carnivores before and after wolves are reintroduced to their ranges are rare. So researchers from CALS thanked their lucky stars when […]
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What’s In a Name? Maybe Your College Major Choice
If your childhood surname started with a letter toward the end of the alphabet, you might remember long wait times when teachers organized activities […]
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Stimulus for Sharing Science
As public discourse surrounding climate change, gene editing, and other pressing issues gains momentum, expectations for scientists to engage with the public are expanding. […]