Science

CDC Specialist Explains Bacterial Outbreak In Wisconsin

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PBS Wisconsin

An outbreak of Elizabethkingia in Wisconsin has infected 48 people and killed 15 since November 2015. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pathogen specialist Dr. Michael Bell said the exact source of the outbreak is unknown, and CDC officials continue to research it.

Increase Lapham, Wisconsin's First Scientist

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Erika Janik

Wisconsin Public Radio

On an early summer evening in 1836, the steamship New York docked on the Milwaukee lakefront and a young naturalist and engineer stepped ashore.

Humans Teach Cranes To Be Cranes In Baraboo

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Breann Schossow

Wisconsin Public Radio

The International Crane Foundation, based in Baraboo, works around the world to save cranes.

Series: Civic Science In Wisconsin

Couple's Care Gives Flight To Monarch Butterflies

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Zac Schultz

PBS Wisconsin

Darcy Hess admits she and her husband have strange viewing habits — their home outside Beloit has several large containers filled with caterpillars in various stages of development.