Category: Natural Selections
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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 […]
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Posted on March 8, 2024
New Target for Cancer Treatment?
Once thought to be the trash can of the cell, a little bubble of cellular stuff called the midbody remnant is actually packing working […]
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Flexibility + Preparation = Resilience
The COVID-19 pandemic expanded our everyday vocabulary to include words such as “PCR test” and “supply chain.” Economists and the general public alike wondered […]
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Recipes for the Origins of Life
Life on a faraway planet — if it’s out there — might not look anything like life on Earth. But there are only so […]
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Posted on November 2, 2023
On the Origin of the Species
Speciation, the formation of new and distinct species over time, is an abstract concept that can be difficult for younger students to grasp. Multiple […]
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Focus on Rural and Tribal Wisconsin
Four projects, including two from CALS, that will support Wisconsin’s rural communities and tribal nations have been selected to receive funding through UW’s Wisconsin […]
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The Turf Manager’s Apprentices
Emerging from the tree line onto The Lido golf course is like walking into a different world. Sand stretches over rolling hills where green […]
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Posted on July 7, 2023
Less Elbow Room for Wildlife
Human presence and influence on landscapes change the way other animals interact by bringing them close together more frequently than happens in wilder places. […]
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One Step Ahead of Wisconsin’s Weather
Wisconsin weather has grown increasingly unpredictable and extreme since the 1950s. The rapid shift poses difficult challenges for farmers, researchers, and the public. But […]