When Americans believed in Martians, and what the dark skies will really reveal this winter

Outdoor writers review the biggest issues in wildlife management and conservation

Best new books to give as holiday gifts

Physical therapists talk about prehabilitation; Creating a vaccine for cancerous brain tumors

Garden Talk: Back to the roots of organic gardening; Selecting plants for winter color and texture

Upgrading kitchens and bathrooms, and search-and-rescue airboat named Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin

A look at phenology as fall fades into winter, “Birds of the Great Lakes,” How to see birds at Horicon Marsh

Health Day: Lessening holiday stress, multiple sclerosis research and fundraising, and coping with menopause

Tech update, Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald on the 50th anniversary of its sinking

Garden Talk: Adaptable plants; Growing pawpaw

Financial advice for all, daylight savings from an ecological perspective, and truffle-hunting researchers

Wildlife update: Citizen science opportunities, ‘Deer Hunt Wisconsin’ TV special

New treatment for movement disorders; Wisconsin’s assisted living landscape

Podcasters reminisce about life on the farm, Soybean industry report, How to brew better coffee

Garden Talk: Spooky plants and not so spooky mushrooms

Driver’s ed for teens and adults, how a Madison nonprofit is addressing homelessness, and a NASA seamstress tells her story

Bats, snakes and more: Checking in with Wisconsin’s wee beasties

Winter complicates dog walking, and how to care for small mammal pets

Gothic horror on the Great Lakes, History of the fires and murder at Taliesin, Weather Guys

Garden Talk: Growing herbs; World-wide seed savers