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• Expanding croplands chipping away at world’s carbon stocks Nov. 1, 2010 Nature's capacity to store carbon, the element at the heart of global climate woes, is steadily eroding as the world's farmers expand croplands at the expense of native ecosystem such as forests.
• Curiosities: Why do stars appear to twinkle in the night sky? Nov. 1, 2010
• Vampire-inspired blood thinner begins new round of trials Oct. 29, 2010
• New technique shows 50-year history of toxic algae in Lake Wingra Oct. 28, 2010 As public health officials worry about rising concentrations of cyanobacteria - often called blue-green algae - in lakes, scientists are concerned that a warming climate will stimulate the growth of cyanobacteria.
• Study: Mountain vegetation impacted by climate change Oct. 25, 2010 Climate change has had a significant effect on mountain vegetation at low elevations in the past 60 years, according to a study done by the University of California at Davis, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and U.S. Geological Survey.
• Common anxiety disorders make it tougher to quit cigarettes Oct. 25, 2010 Researchers may have pinpointed a reason many smokers struggle to quit.
• Peace of mind closes health gap for less educated Oct. 25, 2010 Psychological well-being is powerful enough to counteract the pull of socioeconomic status on the long-term health of the disadvantaged, according to a study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Wildlife health-reporting tools may help prevent human illness Oct. 25, 2010 Two new tools that enable the public to report sick or dead wild animals could also lead to the detection and containment of wildlife disease outbreaks that may pose a health risk to people.
• Entrepreneur translates research into health solutions Oct. 21, 2010
• Symposium addresses ethics, standards, beneficiaries of research Oct. 20, 2010 Drawing on issues raised by this year’s Go Big Read selection, a fall symposium will address responsible conduct and ethical decision-making in research.
• New nano techniques integrate electron gas-producing oxides with silicon Oct. 19, 2010 In cold weather, many children can't resist breathing onto a window and writing in the condensation. Now imagine the window as an electronic device platform, the condensation as a special conductive gas, and the letters as lines of nanowires.
• Go Big Read gets a fast start on campus; author to visit on Oct. 25 Oct. 19, 2010 Go Big Read, UW-Madison's common reading program, is off to a vigorous start. Some 5,000 copies of "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," by Rebecca Skloot, were given away in September at the Chancellor's Convocation for New Students.
• Plant family tree may help identify species vulnerable to invaders, climate change Oct. 18, 2010 Change has been the norm for Wisconsin's forests over the last 50 years, and the next 50 are unlikely to pass quietly.
• Curiosities: Why do some planets have rings? Oct. 18, 2010
• University Research Park has an $825 million annual impact, study says Oct. 12, 2010
• Invasive shrubs increase spread of tick-borne disease Oct. 11, 2010 For a hungry tick, bush honeysuckle is as good as a drive-through.
• Team receives funds to advance development of production method for medical isotopes Oct. 4, 2010 An acute shortage of a medical isotope needed by tens of thousands of medical patients daily will be addressed through a federal funding agreement reached Sept. 30 to advance pioneering technology developed at a Middleton, Wis., company and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Bioenergy choices could dramatically change Midwest bird diversity Oct. 4, 2010 Ambitious plans to expand acreage of bioenergy crops could have a major impact on birds in the Upper Midwest, according to a study published today (Oct. 4) in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
• For first time, monkeys recognize themselves in the mirror, indicating self-awareness Sept. 29, 2010 Typically, monkeys don't know what to make of a mirror. They may ignore it or interpret their reflection as another, invading monkey, but they don't recognize the reflection as their own image. Chimpanzees and people pass this "mark" test - they obviously recognize their own reflection and make funny faces, look at a temporary mark that the scientists have placed on their face or wonder how they got so old and grey.
• Report casts world’s rivers in ‘crisis state’ Sept. 29, 2010 The world's rivers, the single largest renewable water resource for humans and a crucible of aquatic biodiversity, are in a crisis of ominous proportions, according to a new global analysis.