Unpredictable temperatures have meant that, beneath its semi-solid ice surface, Lake Mendota has kind of been in a state of mid-winter purgatory, according to the Wisconsin State Climatology Office.

Lake Mendota bacteria evolve rapidly with seasonal changes, adapting to conditions yet returning yearly to near-original ...

Like Bill Murray in the movie "Groundhog Day," bacteria species in a Wisconsin lake are in a kind of endless loop that they ...

Like Bill Murray in the movie "Groundhog Day," bacteria species in a Wisconsin lake are in a kind of endless loop that they can't seem to shake. Except in this case, it's more like Groundhog Year.

Homes in Dane County sold for an average of nearly $495,000 in the first ten months of this year, according to MLS data.

you'll be able to take advantage of some uniquely Midwestern activities like ice fishing on Lake Mendota. Winter hiking at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum and ice skating at The ...

One of the star attractions of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus ... Open since Oct. 5, 1928, and perched on the shores of Lake Mendota, the union is perhaps best known for its terrace ...

Wisconsin saw record low ice cover on Lakes Michigan and Superior, the state's first February tornado, and one of the wettest ...