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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…
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Many in the university research community say science will eventually help find a vaccine for the coronavirus. But across Wisconsin, it's an uncertain…
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The process of making new scientific discoveries can be unclear. Sometimes, it seems like these scientists are possessed by divine spirits, translating…
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Some wolf puppies will unexpectedly play "fetch," researchers say, showing that an urge to retrieve a ball might be an ancient wolf trait and not a result of dog domestication.
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Maybe you've felt a certain chemistry with 2019 but don't know why? Maybe it's because this year marks the 150th anniversary of the Periodic Table of the…
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A mysterious die-off of freshwater mussels has scientists scrambling to find a cause. Freshwater mussels clean water and provide habitat to countless other species.
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Many of us cook every day. But we probably don't put a lot of thought into the scientific makeup of our food.Humans are perhaps the only animal that…
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The term "electric bacteria" may bring a lot of images to mind — maybe a post-apocalyptic scenario where electrified bacteria doom our species to…
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Spiders are amazing creatures. But before you shudder at the word "spider," take a moment to consider what they do for our ecosystem. Spiders catch things…
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In 2017, people in Illinois and Wisconsin saw a streak blazing across the sky: a meteorite careening into Lake Michigan. Today, scientists are still searching for it.