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Madison children’s book author Pat Zietlow Miller’s new book, What Can You Do with a Rock? explores how rocks spark creative play and curiosity in kids.
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If you’ve ever spent a warm summer night on a pond, you’ve undoubtedly heard a chorus of frogs searching for mates. But understanding how these calls work and what makes them attractive can be difficult in that environment. Dr. Gerlinde Höbel wanted to create a space where she could study the Eastern Gray tree frog without that distraction. So she and her students created the ideal environment by converting a commercial freezer into a sound proof room with a small frog arena.
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North Division High School has joined more than two dozen MPS schools bringing outdoor education and rainwater management systems to life in schoolyards that were formerly covered with asphalt.
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Wisconsin geologist Joanne Kluessendorf is being remembered as a researcher, educator and nurturer of next-generation scientists.
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As the Milwaukee Brewers play during baseball's postseason, the skills of several Brewers pitchers have caught the eye of a local physics professor.
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Darian Dixon shares his journey from studying geosciences at UW-Milwaukee to now being a Mars rover operator.
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When visitors walk into the Rainforest Hall at the Milwaukee Public Museum, they’re greeted by the sounds of chattering monkeys, parrots and other wildlife. Richard Hedderman is the museum's education programs coordinator and is also a poet. He was inspired by the exhibit to write a poem about how fragile this ecosystem is.
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The northern lights are one of the most incredible celestial sights that the night sky has to offer.But often the beautiful dancing lights are associated…
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Finding ways to bring science to life and to create excitement about its importance can be challenging for educators. It can be even tougher in this time…
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Award-winning author and illustrator John Rocco is perhaps best known for his cover art on the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and other children's…