Recently thawed Lake Mendota has become home to migrating swans, ducks and geese. Their yearly return marks the beginning of the nesting season and provides cultivation benefits to the lake ecosystem, ...

The researchers who raised two ancient dugout canoes submerged in Madison's Lake Mendota announced Thursday they had discovered fragments or chunks of at least eight more canoes in the lake ...

As the weather warms up, students at the University of Wisconsin eagerly take advantage of the natural beauty surrounding ...

The warmer temperatures mean ice is melting, and anglers, snowmobilers, UTV and ATV drivers, and ice skaters need to check ...

In Lake Mendota, located in Wisconsin, bacteria experience an extraordinary cycle of evolution. These bacteria alter their evolutionary processes in response to the weather. Bacteria in Lake ...

Divers and researchers have now identified up to 11 ancient canoes in Lake Mendota, or Tee Waksikhominak, the Wisconsin Historical Society announced in a press release on Thursday. "What we ...

"Normally we're kind of closer to like three months worth of ice cover. And that's what the trends are showing us, is that ...

The unique attraction, situated on the frozen Lake Mendota, has drawn people eager for an up-close look and a memorable photo opportunity. This tradition began as a prank in 1979, featuring an ...