Most of us already imagine the tropics as a place of diversity—a lush region of the globe teeming with a wide variety of exotic plants and animals. But for researchers Andrew Forbes and Marty Condon, there's even more diversity ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 13, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Two University of Iowa researchers recently tested the ability of the world's most advanced weather forecasting models to predict the Sept. 9-16, 2013 extreme rainfall that caused severe flooding in Boulder, ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 6, 2014
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A new study from the University of Iowa shows evidence that stock price movements are, in fact, predictable during short windows.
General Physics
Feb 4, 2014
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The louder the voice, the cloudier the choice: So says research led by the University of Iowa, which found that a single loud voice can skew the result of voice votes, a common decision-making feature in American public life.
Social Sciences
Jan 29, 2014
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The theory of evolution suggests that present-day organisms evolved from earlier life forms.
Biochemistry
Dec 13, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Thousands of amateur (ham) radio operators around the world were able to say "Hi" to NASA's Juno spacecraft Oct. 9 as it swung past Earth on its way to Jupiter.
Space Exploration
Dec 10, 2013
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University of Iowa researchers may have come up with the right matchmaking formula for online dating sites: Pair people according to their past interests and online mating success, rather than who they say they're interested ...
Computer Sciences
Dec 5, 2013
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A University of Iowa researcher has discovered that a "Goldilocks" effect applies to the reproductive output of a tiny New Zealand snail—considered a troublesome species in many countries—that may one day help environmentalists ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 3, 2013
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Human noses come in all shapes and sizes. But one feature seems to hold true: Men's noses are bigger than women's.
Evolution
Nov 18, 2013
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Researchers at the University of Iowa have created a bio patch to regenerate missing or damaged bone by putting DNA into a nano-sized particle that delivers bone-producing instructions directly into cells.
Materials Science
Nov 7, 2013
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