Science

Study: Coal Tar Sealant Harming Milwaukee-Area Streams

Wisconsin Public Radio

A study published on Dec. 22 found a type of blacktop sealant is the main source of a harmful pollutant in Milwaukee-area streams.

Series: Managing Japanese Beetles

Japanese Weevil Makes Its Wisconsin Debut

PJ Liesch

UW-Extension

Move over Popillia japonica, there's a new "Japanese beetle" in town.

Eagle And Osprey Numbers Reach A 40-Year High

Ross Terrell

Wisconsin Public Radio

A survey by the Department of Natural Resources found more occupied eagle and osprey nests in the state of Wisconsin than at any time in the last four decades.

Seasonal Detection Of Cooking Spices, Drugs In Waterways Highlights Everyday Human Influences

Scottie Lee Meyers

Wisconsin Public Radio

There's an experiment water scientists like to do this time of year to prove the point that human behavior affects the health of our lakes and rivers and other waterways.

Series: El Niño In Wisconsin

Series: Managing Japanese Beetles

Mild 2015-16 Winter Spurred Japanese Beetle Numbers In Wisconsin

PJ Liesch

UW-Extension

Ask any gardener or landscaper in the Midwest what their least favorite insect is, and the Japanese beetle will probably be near the top of the list.

Frac Sand Deposits Are Abundant In Wisconsin

Karen Faster

WisContext

Although sand has been mined across Wisconsin for over a century, the large-scale mines and associated processing and transportation facilities are relatively new.

Economic Opportunity, Fragile Fisheries Drive Aquaculture In Wisconsin

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Around the world, an increasing proportion of the fish and other seafood people eat, catch, use as bait or put in aquariums is raised in controlled environments in a practice known as aquaculture. This industry is growing quickly in Wisconsin.

Shrimp School

Annaleigh Wetzel

Wisconsin People & Ideas

Aquaculture industries are popping up in cities and rural areas across Wisconsin, but Spring Valley Aquaculture is the first to be housed in an old school.

Series: Help For The Holidays

5 Ideas For Families To Stay Connected Over The Holidays

Anne Clarkson

UW-Extension

Holidays often bring to mind iconic images of the whole family gathered around the dinner table. But when the imaginary tinsel and cooking aroma clears, the truth is that many families can't be together during the holiday season.

Series: Heat Stress

Series: The Yahara Watershed

Series: Climate Science And Wisconsin

Tackling Urban Heat Islands Goes Beyond The Big City

Scott Gordon

WisContext

City centers typically are hotter than suburbs, which in turn tend to be hotter than rural areas, controlling for other factors. The more developed and densely populated an area, the more buildings, asphalt and other solid surfaces amplify and absorb the heat of the sun, usually with fewer plants to help cool things down.