Science

What National Employment Trends Show About Foxconn Job Prospects In Wisconsin

UW-Madison

Questions surround the types of jobs Foxconn requires: What levels of educational attainment or skills are needed? What are typical wages for these types of occupations? Are these jobs susceptible to replacement through automation or computerization?

Why Wisconsin Saw A Surge In Mosquitoes As Summer 2018 Ended

PJ Liesch

UW-Extension

Wisconsinites generally expect mosquitoes to be "bad" from late spring through the summer, but for the pesky sanguivores to fade away as autumn approaches. However, September 2018 definitely bucked the trend.

Bolstering Isle Royale Wolf Population Raises Questions About Ecological Balance

Mark Neuzil

University of St. Thomas

Eric Freedman

Michigan State University

Isle Royale's main draws are wilderness and wildlife, including beaver, otters, moose, martens and – for the moment – a very few wolves.

The Purple Carrot-Seed Moth Lands In Wisconsin

PJ Liesch

UW-Extension

The latest non-native pest to arrive in Wisconsin is the tiny purple carrot-seed moth, and its impacts are not yet fully known.

Series: Civic Science In Wisconsin

Citizen Scientists Help Answer Ecological Questions

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Jon Hornbacher

With many habitats, from prairies to woodlands to wetlands, the UW Arboretum serves a variety of functions: a nature respite for the public, a place to learn how to best restore nature, and the home of many research projects for professors and experts.

The Revolutionary Ambitions Of Gene Editing And Its Expanding Application

Samantha Nash

PBS Wisconsin

Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats. While this six-word phrase is a mouthful, CRISPR genome editing technology has pushed the line between science fiction and reality.

Series: The Yahara Watershed

Series: Extreme Precipitation And Wisconsin's Climate

Series: Climate Science And Wisconsin

What Could Happen The Next Time Madison Gets Hit By Extreme Rainfall

Daniel Wright

UW-Madison

While efforts after August 2018 storms focused on cleaning up and limiting flooding, Madison will need to address its vulnerability to extreme rainfall if it wants to prepare for the future.

Martens Puzzle Scientists With Return To Isle Royale

Eric Freedman

Great Lakes Echo

When it comes to wildlife at Isle Royale National Park, most eyes are on the wolves and moose. But the 17 other mammal species on the island draw far less scientific and public attention.

The Deceptive Sphinx Moth's Big Summer In Wisconsin

PJ Liesch

UW-Extension

Observant visitors to parks and gardens around Wisconsin over the summer might have noticed a surprising creature hovering among the flowers — the hummingbird-like sphinx moth.

Election Security Remains A Work In Progress For Wisconsin

Grigor Atanesian

Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Dee J. Hall

Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin officials say they have taken multiple steps in recent months to guard against the type of attack that Russian hackers unleashed on neighboring Illinois when they allegedly stole data about hundreds of thousands of Illinois voters before the 2016 election.