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People young and old stretched out on the lawn looking up as the moon inched more and more in front of the sun.

The bill would have ended all so-called “gain-of-function” research at higher education institutions in the state, and cut funding from any university that continued such experiments

At the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Dairy Research, tasting cheese is serious business. “Everything is prescribed, down to what temperature we taste at, how many chews we do, how forcefully we chew and a lot of other things that standardize how we taste,” said Brandon Prochaska, a sensory coordinator for the center, during a…

As American and U.K. regulators approve the world’s first gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease, Wisconsin scientists are researching how to use the same technology to treat two eye diseases that cause blindness. Krishanu Saha leads the CRISPR Vision Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is member of National Institute of Health’s Somatic Cell…

Wisconsin bear hunters saw their lowest harvest in 15 years during the 2023 bear season, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The DNR discussed the harvest results during a meeting of the agency’s bear advisory committee on Wednesday. Hunters killed 3,005 bears this year, well shy of the agency’s quota that allowed a…

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say new technologies for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere must be developed faster to meet goals to reduce global warming. The role of such technologies is likely to be part of discussions as around 200 nations gather in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday for the 28th annual…

This year, Medicare will start negotiating lower prescription drug prices. But one Wisconsin insurance broker says people will have to wait a few years to see prices go down. The first 10 drugs to be made more affordable are widely used to treat blood clots, heart conditions, diabetes, kidney disease, arthritis and blood cancer. These…

This year marks the 40th anniversary of a landmark ruling that reaffirmed the 1837 treaty rights of a northern Wisconsin tribe to hunt, fish and gather on ceded territory. In 1983, two brothers from the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Fred and Mike Tribble, were arrested for spearfishing outside the boundaries of…

A bipartisan group of Wisconsin lawmakers is circulating a bill that would require candidates and political groups to tell the public when they use artificial intelligence to generate audio or video in their ads. The legislation resembles proposals in other states and at the federal level. It comes as some political experts say the 2024…

A recent multistate lawsuit against the social media giant Meta offers a glimpse at how tech regulation can unite Republicans and Democrats — nationwide, and in states with divided government like Wisconsin. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul signed onto the suit, which alleges that the parent company to Facebook and Instagram has caused a mental…