Category: Natural Selections
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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 Preplacement
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. […]
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Posted on July 1, 2024
Does Infertility Stem from Too Much Weight or Too Much Sugar?
The association between obesity and infertility is a long-standing one. Some date the first written reference to this connection as early as 400 B.C., […]
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This App Hits the Tar Spot
Tar spot, a disease of corn plants caused by the fungus Phyllachora maydis, has been causing problems in Mexico since the 1910s, but it […]
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Lasting Delight
There’s nothing quite like ice cream to cool you off on a hot summer day. It also puts you in a race to finish […]
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‘Mooving Cows’
The average weight of a fully grown Holstein cow is around 1,500 pounds, its average height nearly 5 feet at the shoulder. Guiding cattle […]