University of Wisconsin, Author at ScienceBlog.com

Ocean life helps produce clouds, but existing clouds keep new ones at bay

Metastatic prostate cancer comes in two forms, which could guide treatment

New carnivorous plant must balance trapping prey and being pollinated

Daddy longlegs got their long legs by reusing some old evolutionary tools

Combining low-dose radiotherapy with immunotherapy eradicates metastatic cancer in mice

$UW–Madison Professor Xudong Wang holds a fracture electrostimulation device he and his lab designed. When placed over a fracture, the device generates electricity from movement, accelerating bone healing. JASON DALEY$

Self-powered implantable device stimulates fast bone healing, then disappears without a trace

Hunting and hidden deaths led to estimated 30% reduction in Wisconsin’s wolf population

Midwest bumble bees declined with more farmed land, less diverse crops since 1870

In this artistic rendering, a high-energy cosmic ray hits the qubit chip, freeing up charge in the chip substrate that disrupts the state of neighboring qubits. IMAGE COURTESY OF ROBERT MCDERMOTT

Correlated errors in quantum computers emphasize need for design changes

How low-protein diets might reprogram metabolism

Earth’s vegetation is changing faster today than it has over the last 18,000 years

Designer alterations to brain cells reduce anxious behavior in monkeys