Corn’s Rich Genetic Diversity on Display in New Genome Mapping Study
The newly assembled genomes of 26 different genetic lines of corn illustrate the crop’s rich genetic diversity and could pave the way for a better…
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How Organisms Have Evolved To Address Imbalances in Sex Chromosomes
A new study led by an Iowa State University scientist sheds light on how organisms have evolved to address imbalances in sex chromosomes. The study…
Unexpected Discovery of Ancient Bones May Change Timeline for When People First Arrived in North America
An unexpected discovery by an Iowa State University researcher suggests that the first humans may have arrived in North America more than 30,000 years ago…
Glaciologists Measure, Model Hard Glacier Beds – Develop “Slip Law” to Estimate Glacier Speeds
The field photos show the hard, rough country that some glaciers slide over: rocky domes and bumps in granite, rocky steps, and depressions in limestone….
Field Research Shows Icing Can Cost Wind Turbines Up to 80% of Power Production
Researchers led by Iowa State’s Hui Hu took their studies of wind-turbine icing out of the lab and into the field to learn how and…
Desalination Breakthrough Maximizes Flow for Cheaper Water Filtration
Nature has figured out how to make great membranes. Biological membranes let the right stuff into cells while keeping the wrong stuff out. And, as…
Diet Changes – Including More Wine and Cheese – May Help Reduce Cognitive Decline
The foods we eat may have a direct impact on our cognitive acuity in our later years. This is the key finding of an Iowa…
Astrophysicists Figure Out How Disk Galaxies Evolve a Smooth, Exponential Fade
Computer simulations are showing astrophysicists how massive clumps of gas within galaxies scatter some stars from their orbits, eventually creating the smooth, exponential fade in…
Using Light Waves to Accelerate Supercurrents to Access Forbidden Light and the Quantum World
Scientists are using light waves to accelerate supercurrents and access the unique properties of the quantum world, including forbidden light emissions that one day could…
Next-Generation Perovskite Solar Cells That Can Take the Heat, Maintain Efficiency Demonstrated
Perovskites with their crystal structures and promising electro-optical properties could be the active ingredient that makes the next generation of low-cost, efficient, lightweight and flexible…
How Old Is a Fingerprint Found at a Crime Scene? Chemists Developed a Way to Measure
Fingerprints are telling us more and more about the people that left them behind. Sure, we all know the unique whorls, loops, and arches in…
77-Year-Old Amateur Astronomer Discovers Rare Galaxy Double Nucleus
Allen Lawrence, wrapping up a long career as an electrical engineer, was serious about moving his astronomy hobby beyond the 20-inch telescope he’d hauled to…
‘Chameleon Metals’ Engineered to Change Surface Structure in Response to Heat
Just like a chameleon changes its skin color in response to its environment, engineers have found a way for liquid metal – and potentially solid…
Nanoscale Sensors Help See How Pressure Alters the Physical, Chemical and Electronic Properties of Matter
Researchers Create Nanoscale Sensors to Better See How High Pressure Affects Materials Researchers have developed new nanoscale technology to image and measure more of the…
Light vs. Dark Turkey Meat – Here’s the Reasons Behind the Different Colors
As families gather together this holiday season, the lucky ones will avoid impassioned discussions about religion and politics. But another argument is almost inevitable: white…
Engineers Solve 50-Year-Old Puzzle in Signal Processing – Inverse Chirp Z-Transform
Something called the fast Fourier transform is running on your cell phone right now. The FFT, as it is known, is a signal-processing algorithm that…
NASA’s TESS Mission Discovers Saturn-Sized Planet
Astronomers who study stars are providing a valuable assist to the planet-hunting astronomers pursuing the primary objective of NASA’s new TESS Mission. In fact, asteroseismologists…
New Experiment Recreates Prehistoric Ocean Conditions
A new experiment by Elizabeth Swanner evaluating the reduction of iron in prehistoric oceans may reinterpret the conditions under which iron-rich sedimentary rock is formed….