Science and Technology

The Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance works to reduce the impact of human-caused shrinkage of its beloved lake.

After a year of budget cuts, UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said existing funds and growing private and philanthropic support will fund the new College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence.

The projects will introduce a mix of internet technology to unserved areas: about 76 percent fiber, 10 percent fixed wireless, and 14 percent satellite.

Early results of a new study show landfill runoff contained the highest levels of PFAS among liquid wastes sampled statewide in Wisconsin.

A Kenosha charter school has found its new home — an old Pick ‘n Save grocery.

Last week, the night sky in much of the country was ablaze with the aurora borealis, which were particularly spectacular in the greater Twin Ports area. But with skywatchers on both sides of St. Louis Bay, which is best for viewing the northern lights — Superior or Duluth?

Social media giant Meta plans to invest more than $1 billion to build a 700,000-square-foot data center campus in Beaver Dam, bringing with it more than 1,000 construction jobs and 100 operational jobs when the campus is completed.

Janesville is the latest Wisconsin community to consider plans for a data center development.

Jean Wright is the focus of the 2023 children’s book by Elise Matich “Sew Sister: The Untold story of Jean Wright and NASA’s Seamstresses.”

The Carthage College team is aiming to have its work “mission ready” in nine months.