Science

Rusty-Patched Bumblebee Found In Wisconsin Listed As Endangered

Wisconsin Public Radio

A bumblebee species reported in 10 Wisconsin counties has become the first bumblebee to be listed as endangered under a federal law.

Series: Growing Cranberries In Wisconsin

Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station In The Works

Rich Kremer

Wisconsin Public Radio

Despite leading the nation in cranberry production, Wisconsin doesn't have an outdoor research station for the tart fruit, but a partnership between growers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture is about to change that.

American Cancer Society Study Finds 25 Percent Drop In Death Rates Since 1991

Ross Terrell

Wisconsin Public Radio

A study by the American Cancer Society shows cancer death rates across the country dropped 25 percent over the past two decades.

Dry, Cold Air Creates Sea Smoke Phenomenon On Lake Superior

Danielle Kaeding

Wisconsin Public Radio

Outbursts of extremely cold air over Lake Superior often cause a phenomenon that's commonly known as sea smoke.

Series: Milwaukee Gun Violence

Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

What Milwaukee's ShotSpotter Sensors Hear

Scott Gordon

WisContext

An audio-based software system that helps police departments detect outdoor gunshots remains a mystery in many ways.

Series: Phosphorus In Wisconsin's Land And Water

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

As State Plans For More Manure Digesters, Questions Pile Up

Chuck Quirmbach

Wisconsin Public Radio

It looks like Wisconsin will be counting on more animal waste digesters to handle the growing amount of cow manure at large dairy farms.

Series: Climate Science And Wisconsin

Before And After Changes To Climate Language On DNR Website

Scottie Lee Meyers

Wisconsin Public Radio

References to climate change, rising temperatures and the human activities that cause them have been removed recently from a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources web page.

22 Million Pounds Of Plastic Pollute The Great Lakes Each Year

Kyla Calvert Mason

Wisconsin Public Radio

Nearly 10,000 metric tons, or 22 million pounds, of plastic pollution are entering the Great Lakes every year, according to researchers at New York's Rochester Institute of Technology.

Series: Phosphorus In Wisconsin's Land And Water

Study Shows Possible Way To Head Off Algal Blooms

Chuck Quirmbach

Wisconsin Public Radio

There may be a way to prevent harmful blooms of algae in some lakes or reservoirs, according to a new study.

Series: The Opioid Epidemic In Wisconsin

A New Way To Track Opioid Overdoses In Milwaukee

Shamane Mills

Wisconsin Public Radio

There's no one single place in Milwaukee County where overdose data is kept. Paramedics respond to an overdose, the medical examiner does an autopsy, the state Department of Justice collects statistics.