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One of our most amazing human capacities is our ability to think.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s new wave of job-seeking candidates is highly skilled, brilliantly educated and full of ideas and enthusiasm.

The many tangled connections between people and the material world are the grist for material culture scholars as we try to understand the human condition.

Two thousand years ago, the Roman historian Pliny the Elder wrote “Ex Africa semper aliquid novi,” which translates to “Out of Africa, there is always something new.”

Who are the bad guys that attacked my computer?

When I was a student taking organic chemistry, I learned that certain carbon-based materials are capable of acting like metals or semiconductors.

Knowledge accumulates. The thread of one idea is woven into another, unlocking the promise of discovery.

Since 2013, I have been part of a team working in the Rising Star cave system of South Africa. There, we have discovered one of the largest troves of fossil bones of human relatives ever found.

How should the United States deal with the challenge of a rising China, or the threat of extremist terrorism, or the complexities of climate change?

Trisha L. Andrew, Department of Chemistry 10

On this Mother’s Day, there may be no more comforting way for moms and kids to spend time together than by reading a good book.

Baseball

A flood of development in the city's downtown is designed to draw more residents, businesses and workers.

Middleton remains in a three-way tie for the league lead with Janesville Craig and Sun Prairie.

He wins for the first time on the vexing tri-oval after several disappointing moments there.

A report of a suspicious package has shut down a section of the bike path between Odana Road and Commonweath Avenue, the 911 center said.

CINCINNATI — Craig Counsell was hopeful his big bats would create some noise in the 10th inning Saturday night.

LINCOLN, Neb. -- The University of Wisconsin softball team wrapped up the regular season with a Big Ten Conference doubleheader split Saturday against host Nebraska.

GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Packers and their fans aren’t likely to forget last season’s overtime playoff loss at Arizona for a long time.

More than 60 games were played in the two-day event organized by Poynette's Bob Tomlinson.