Following last year’s cancellation, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity of the University of Wisconsin will host the ...

Wisconsin State Climatologist Steve Vavrus says winter is our most variable season. “Even day to day, we can drop to 20 below ...

A 20-year-old archive of water samples from Lake Mendota in Madison contributed to a “game-changing” study at The University ...

As climate change continues to alter Wisconsin’s seasons, it is uncertain whether or not Madison events like Lily’s Classic ...

The researchers who raised two ancient dugout canoes submerged in Madison's Lake Mendota announced Thursday they had discovered fragments or chunks of at least eight more canoes in the lake ...

While ice and wind are the common denominators, the five-day competition is actually composed of three different sports.

In Lake Mendota, Wisconsin, bacteria undergo an extraordinary cycle of evolution, changing their evolutionary process based on the weather. According to IFLScience, bacteria in Lake Mendota ...

“Imagine each species’ genome is a book, and each little DNA fragment is a sentence,” Rohwer said in a press statement. “Each sample has hundreds of books, all cut up into these sentences. To ...

Lady Liberty was inflated on Lake Mendota Friday as part of the Wisconsin Union's Winter Carnival, which includes a variety ...

The unique attraction, situated on the frozen Lake Mendota, has drawn people eager for an up-close look and a memorable photo opportunity. This tradition began as a prank in 1979, featuring an ...

MADISON, Wis. -- A person was recovering Thursday after falling through the ice on Lake Mendota Wednesday night. Madison Fire Department crews were called to the lake near Picnic Point at around ...

It was a busy Saturday morning on Lake Mendota as nearly 800 people showed up for Clean Lakes Alliance's Frozen Assets 5K Run ...