Scientists take major step in understanding domestication of corn
Feb 2, 2022 · AMES, Iowa – It’s almost like time travel. Iowa State University scientists are learning how to peer back through millennia of domestication to learn how a wild grassy plant …
“Exquisite” sabertooth skull offers clues about Ice Age predator
Mar 30, 2023 · Determining age, gender. Hill and Easterla believe the skull belonged to a subadult (2-3 year old) male when it died. Gaps between the skull's boney plates indicate its …
It’s a crime, but for meth cooks it’s also a job
Posted Feb 20, 2020 7:00 am. AMES, Iowa – The motivation to start cooking meth is often driven by addiction, but a new study takes a closer look at the reasons cooks engage in this criminal …
100 years later Duchamp’s ‘Fountain’ still influential
Apr 10, 2017 · AMES, Iowa – The fact that an ordinary urinal could have a profound impact on the art world may sound preposterous, but the influence of Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain” is …
Field study shows icing can cost wind turbines up to 80% of power ...
Mar 4, 2021 · The research team. Hui Hu led the field study of ice buildup on wind turbine blades. Other researchers and co-authors are: Linyue Gao, an Iowa State graduate with a doctorate in …
Chemists use mass spectrometry tools to determine age of …
Feb 18, 2020 · Quick look. Chemists at Iowa State may have solved a puzzle of forensic science: How do you determine the age of a fingerprint? The chemists used mass spectrometry tools to …
Iowa State dedicates new Student Innovation Center
Oct 1, 2021 · AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University recently dedicated its new Student Innovation Center, a highly flexible, technology-rich campus hub for project-based learning, …
Pollinating insects can help soybean yields - Iowa State University
May 25, 2021 · The team combined and synthesized the data from the previous studies and found wild bees and honey bees can improve soybean yields upward of 20% when they help to …
Corn and soybean rotation could pose long-term tradeoffs for soil ...
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U.S. News rankings: Iowa State 54th among public universities
Sep 14, 2020 · AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University improved in the overall and public university 2021 rankings released Monday by U.S. News and World Report. Iowa State is tied for 54th …