When disease-causing microbes find their way in Wisconsin’s water supply, Sharon Long uses the tools of microbiology to spot them-and find their source.

Professor Dietram Scheufele says scientists often aren’t connecting with the public about the value of their work. And that’s not good news.

David Spooner hunts the globe for wild potatoes that just might save our nation’s crop from disaster.

By blending biology and computational logic, Julie Mitchell is helping make math the next microscope.

Soil scientist Teri Balser says we can learn a lot from what lives under the surface. Even the weather.