Exotic bush honeysuckles are invasive, perennial deciduous shrubs which prefer sunny sites such as forest edges, pastures, roadsides, and open woodlands.

"Al dente" means "to the tooth" in Italian and refers to the ideal consistency of pasta when cooked. Besides a more appealing taste, cooking pasta "al dente" provides inherent nutritional value.

Urban runoff is the trash run off that occurs after each major rain or wind storm, and in Iowa results in millions of pounds of trash being washed into Iowa waterways.

A straight stick placed in water can appear to be bent at an angle.

When working with natural gas, a spark can mean danger. Selecting tools made from the right materials can reduce that danger.

The musk thistle is an invasive species must be controlled to prevent its spread.

Foxglove has a tightly connected ecological relationship with bumblebees.

The Johnson County Conservation Board and Iowa DNR dredged the lake in F.W. Kent Park and created interconnecting catch basins to reset its water quality, using testing to monitor the progress.

At sunrise, the sun is coming above the horizon and creates a beautiful mix of many different colors. There are many different reasons that these colors are so vibrant in Iowa specifically.

Animals, including dogs, change their bodies and lifestyles with the seasons and other situations in order to survive.

Sundogs are colored spots of light visible around the sun during cold temperatures.

A derecho is a widespread, long-lived wind storm that is associated with a band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms.

Understanding butterfly characteristics can tell us even more about these creatures and the environments they live in.

Damage from weather is often visible in roads and blacktop.

Evidence of weathering and erosion is visible through rock cutouts, changes in the shape of the land and water bodies, and sometimes the damage left behind. 

Animals such as birds and squirrels build nests in trees and bushes outdoors.

Releasing carbon dioxide from a canister will cause the canister to feel colder, even causing frost to form when all of the gas is expelled rapidly.

Multiple animal tracks are visible in the fresh, morning snow. There appear to be three sets of tracks that seem to come close to the backyard of a house.