In this episode of Blue Sky Science, Marie Thompson asks, “How is spider silk made?” Entomology’s P.J. Liesch, director of the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab, answers her question. […]

In this episode of Blue Sky Science, Stanley Temple, the Beers-Bascom Professor Emertius in Conservation in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, answers the […]

Why do leaves change color in the fall? In this episode of Blue Sky Science, Ray Guries, emeritus professor of forest and wildlife ecology, answers that question […]

How are gummy bears made? In this episode of Blue Sky Science, food science professor Rich Hartel, who runs an annual “Candy School” for confectionery professionals, answered […]

What is water scarcity? In this episode of Blue Sky Science, CALS bacteriology professor Trina McMahon answers that question. Blue Sky Science was a collaboration of the […]

Why (and for how long) do butterflies stay in a cocoon? In this episode of Blue Sky Science, Jeremy Hemberger, a graduate student in the entomology department, […]

What is cedar-apple rust? In this episode of Blue Sky Science, Brian Hudelson, director of the Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic and Extension plant disease diagnostician, answers that question. Blue […]

Why do chickens lay different-colored eggs? In this episode of Blue Sky Science, Ron Kean, a faculty associate in animal sciences, answers that question posed by Rafael […]

Why do fresh cheese curds squeak? In this episode of Blue Sky Science, Mark Johnson, a scientist with the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research, answered that question posed by […]

How do animals evolve and get new traits? In this episode of Blue Sky Science, Zachary Cohen, a graduate student in entomology, answers that question posed by Vihaan Venkatesh. Blue Sky […]