A person was recovering Thursday after falling through the ice on Lake Mendota Wednesday night.Madison Fire Department crews ...

In Madison, Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota, bacteria evolves cyclically in lockstep with the lake’s changing conditions. A new study detailing this phenomenon includes data from water samples ...

A 20-year study in Lake Mendota shows bacteria evolving seasonally, with genetic variations resetting annually. A 2012 extreme weather event caused lasting gene shifts, highlighting microbial ...

Madison firefighters rescued a person who fell through ice late Wednesday night on Lake Mendota.Crews arrived just after 10:50 p.m. to the lake near Picnic Point, and noted seeing the individual using ...