The cyclotron lab creates atoms called radionuclides that can help clinicians diagnose and treat different types of cancers as well as image different diseases

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Fraser Industries announced the sale Wednesday of its Superior shipyard to Wildcat Defense, part of Miami-based Wildcat Equity Partners, in a $350 million investment as part of plans to modernize the nation’s shipbuilding industry and industrial defense.

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Wisconsin regulators will conduct a full statewide review of the environmental impacts of data center development under a legal deal with environmental groups.

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Science writer Mary Roach chronicles her escapades through modern regenerative medicine in her latest book, “Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy.”

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The Draconids occur annually, peaking in October. The meteors appear to be flying out of the head of the Draco the Dragon constellation — which is how they got their name. Chad Jocius, managing director of the Heide Observatory in Kenosha, said stargazers can still make their bedtimes while watching this meteor shower.

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Oracle is planning to buy power that We Energies is purchasing from Wisconsin’s only active nuclear plant in a deal that the two say will save utility customers $300 million in fuel costs.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of physics Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for his efforts to demystify a rare group of neutrinos, tiny cosmic particles that researchers believe offer clues to how the universe evolved.

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Wisconsin Rapids Alder Michael Timm will have to campaign to keep his job after residents forced a recall election over an email he sent a local business.

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For the first time, researchers in Wisconsin are placing tiny solar-powered radio tags onto monarchs.

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A Wisconsin utility company and a Madison startup announced a partnership Wednesday that could bring one of the nation's first large-scale fusion power plants to the Badger State.

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A near total lunar eclipse will cast an orange glow showing off the moon’s craters and details. At its peak --- which is expected at 11:12 p.m. Thursday --- 96 percent of the moon will be covered by the Earth’s shadow. The event known as the blood moon will be visible throughout Wisconsin, as long as the skies stay clear.

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A new personalized vaccine given in combination with another drug has reduced the chances of a type of skin cancer returning in patients in a clinical trial. A Wisconsin oncologist talks about this breakthrough and its implications for promising cancer research underway in the state.

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Tech giant Oracle is dropping its lawsuit against Wisconsin utility regulators over financial support requirements for data centers in southeastern Wisconsin.

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Major water utilities in Wisconsin say they haven’t been affected by cyberattacks that have targeted water systems in neighboring states, including Michigan and Minnesota.

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The head of the company that owns Wisconsin’s largest utility says he’s confident that tech giant Oracle will meet financial requirements for data centers imposed by state utility regulators.

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Tech giant Oracle Corp. took a hit to its credit rating amid massive spending in the race to build out artificial intelligence as it battles with Wisconsin regulators in court on financial requirements for data center customers.

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A site that represents Madison’s industrial past will get new life as the host of a new research and development facility aimed at helping power the future.

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In a new lawsuit, environmental groups are alleging the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources backtracked on the agency’s plans to conduct a full environmental review for a $15 billion data center campus in Port Washington.

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Microsoft is getting sued over noise complaints at its new data center facility in Mount Pleasant.

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