“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 ...

A man is recovering at the hospital after being rescued from the icy waters of Lake Mendota. The Madison Fire Department was called to ...

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 10:50 ...

MADISON (WKOW) — One person was hospitalized Wednesday night after falling through the ice on Lake Mendota. The Madison Fire ...

In Lake Mendota, Wisconsin, bacteria undergo an extraordinary cycle of evolution, altering their evolutionary processes ...

MADISON, Wis. -- A person was rescued from their vehicle after it broke through the ice on Lake Mendota Thursday. At around 3:57 p.m., the Madison Fire Department Lake Rescue team was dispatched to ...

MENDOTA – After losing to La Salle-Peru by three points in the first round of the Plano Christmas Classic on Dec. 23, the Mendota boys basketball team was looking forward to Saturday’s rematch.

Lake Mendota bacteria evolve yearly, adapting to seasonal changes Unique patterns show bacteria returning to similar genetic states Study offers insights into climate-driven microbial evolution ...

Beneath its semi-solid surface, Lake Mendota is in a state of midwinter purgatory, according to the Wisconsin State Climatology Office. The lake did freeze on Dec. 25, but conditions made it difficult ...

Like Bill Murray in the movie Groundhog Day, bacteria in Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota appear stuck in a perpetual cycle – but in this case, it’s more aptly described as a “Groundhog Year.” According to a ...