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Muscatine
An FFA student describes the desired or preferred physical attributes of a show steer.
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Mahaska County
Three sets of woolly mammoth bones were found in Mahaska County in 2010.
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Davenport
The presence of lichen and lichen diversity can be an indicator of air quality.
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Buchanan County
Tilled and no-till crop fields can impact the movement of snow across the landscape in different ways.
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Muscatine
A student has burrs stuck in her hair, hanging on by their unique structure.
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Davenport
Nahant Marsh has been conducting a mark and recapture program on Blanding's turtles, keeping a record of this population.
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Davenport
Birds respond to the impact of lock and dam on a river.
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Muscatine
The school flagpole's shadow appears to "move" across the ground throughout the day.
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Fairfield
Polled (hornless) herefords originated as a mutation.
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Madison County
In 2019, a debate occurred regarding the building of wind farms in Madison County, Iowa.
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Spencer
Prairie Flower Farm, a northwest Iowa farm, grows native plants instead of corn or soybeans.
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Des Moines
Protein levels in Midwestern soybeans have been decreasing over time.
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Chariton
Pink blossoms cover the Red Haw State Park redbud trees.
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Hamburg
In 2019, flooding hit Hamburg, Iowa, leaving many wondering about the impacts and likelihood of future flooding.
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Maquoketa
Each of the rock features at Maquoketa Cave State Park were formed over time through a variety of geologic processes.
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