A localized dust storm on Mars may have played a key role in driving water into the planet’s upper atmosphere, offering fresh clues to how the Red Planet lost much of its water over billions…
UW spinoff’s invention featured at Paris fashion-tech show
[caption id="attachment_14358" align="alignnone" width="672"] A runner places a wireless sensor into a pocket in a pair of K-tech leggings. The sensors detect gait imbalance and movement asymmetry that can lead to injuries. PHOTO COURTESY OF…
Rolling in it: dung beetles’ taste preferences uncovered
The first observational study of a dung beetle species on Langkawi Island in the Andaman Sea reveals insights about its tastes and what that means for the ecosystem. [caption id="attachment_14355" align="alignnone" width="3456"] Dung beetles perform…
UW-Madison to aid NASA’s push to measure Arctic’s…
[caption id="attachment_14351" align="alignnone" width="775"] Frozen meltwater lake along the northeast Greenland coast, as seen from NASA’s P-3B aircraft on May 7, 2012. PHOTO: NASA/JIM YUNGEL[/caption] Questions abound about conditions in the Arctic and its role…
Hairy tongues help bats drink up
New model predicts how hairs on a bat’s tongue draw up nectar. [caption id="attachment_14348" align="alignnone" width="639"] Animals have evolved all manner of adaptations to get the nutrients they need. For nectar-feeding bats, long snouts and…