Look at a primate or a Neanderthal skull and compare it with a modern human's. Notice anything missing?
Archaeology
Apr 13, 2015
10
1442
The report A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America's Brightest Students changed the conversation about academic acceleration in this country's schools when it was published 10 years ago.
Social Sciences
Apr 13, 2015
0
17
When an earthquake hits, the faster first responders can get to an impacted area, the more likely infrastructure—and lives—can be saved.
Earth Sciences
Mar 23, 2015
0
22
Walk into the corner astronomy lab in the basement of Van Allen Hall, and you'll likely hear a student spontaneously burst into song while creating preliminary computer aided designs for an upcoming NASA project proposal. ...
Space Exploration
Mar 6, 2015
0
25
Farmers on a quest to keep more fertilizer on their fields—and out of Iowa's waterways—may have an easier time finding a solution, thanks to new research from the University of Iowa.
Environment
Feb 18, 2015
0
31
University of Iowa researchers have found a type of grass that was once a staple of the American prairie can remove soil laden with PCBs, toxic chemicals once used for cooling and other industrial purposes.
Environment
Feb 18, 2015
1
86
People using online dating services are searching for a perfect match, but not a perfect person.
Social Sciences
Feb 11, 2015
0
19
The U.S. Midwest and surrounding states have endured increasingly more frequent flood episodes over the past half-century, according to a study from the University of Iowa.
Environment
Feb 9, 2015
1
20
The more scientists study pigeons, the more they learn how their brains—no bigger than the tip of an index finger—operate in ways not so different from our own.
Plants & Animals
Feb 4, 2015
2
1099
Can smoke from fires intensify tornadoes? "Yes," say University of Iowa researchers, who examined the effects of smoke—resulting from spring agricultural land-clearing fires in Central America—transported across the Gulf ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 2, 2015
0
38
