At Allen Centennial Gardens, director Ed Lyon is rejuvenating the landscape with new plants-and a new idea about how gardens fit into our busy lives.

Bigger storms and wider development are pushing a surge of storm water into places like UW-Madison’s Arboretum. CALS scientists say it will take a community effort to stem the tide.

Wisconsin’s top bat man lives like his subjects.

Why FDR’s New Deal innovator is worth listening to today.

It has been demonstrated that dogs can be trained to detect estrus in cattle. What senses are used by dogs to accomplish this task?

As brushes with wolves rise, wildlife experts weigh whether the best way to preserve wolves could include hunting them.

When disease-causing microbes find their way in Wisconsin’s water supply, Sharon Long uses the tools of microbiology to spot them-and find their source.

No way around it: Dairy farming means putting up with a lot of crap. But what if dairy’s biggest headache became its most reliable asset? It’s happening on one Wisconsin farm.

Extremeophilic microbes have learned how to deal with
near-boiling temperatures and other brutal conditions. To microbiologists, that makes
them fascinating—and useful.

Do probiotics really work? A former skeptic weighs in.

Living closer to nature is the new American Dream, but are we loving nature to death? One CALS lab is showing just how far we’ve pushed the boundaries between us and the wilderness—and what it may cost us.

Overuse of corn has clouded the image of America’s biggest crop. Can genetics help reshape corn’s future?