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Pleasantville
This litter of pigs all have the same parents, but look different from their parents and each other.
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Council Bluffs
Urban rain gardens can help reduce the amount of storm water going through the system and allow more water to infiltrate through the ground.
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Council Bluffs
Engineers use expansion joints to allow bridges to expand and contract in response to temperature fluctuations.
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Cedar Falls
Green roofs are planted in an effort to reduce a variety of environmental impacts.
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Orient
The water depth and quality of this small farm pond have changed because of soil disposition.
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Pella
Pella Tulip Time is planned in advance to make sure that tulips are properly prepared and planted, but tulips bloom at different times.
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Dike
Igneous rocks in the form of granite rocks are all over Iowa, however there are no active volcanoes or active plates.
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Marion County
The Cordova Tower is the tallest observation tower in a public park in the Midwest.
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Iowa City
Barred owls are large brown owls and their calls are often heard at dusk and through the night due to their nocturnal behavior.
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Eddyville
This series of pictures shows the traits and presence of the prickly pear cactus in different seasons.
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Pella
Stomata in tulips are important parts of the photosynthesis and cellular respiration processes.
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Winterset
The Iowa Wind and Rock is a physically demanding bicycle race in Iowa.
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Southeast
Animal scat can be examined to determine evolutionary relationships in the animals.
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Davenport
Chloride levels were tested and monitored in several local waterways after the first snow melt to determine street salt impact on local waterways.
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Manchester
Startled fish cause a wave surge as their individual movements constructively interfere.
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Farley
Icicles on a roof appear to be sideways, rather than perpendicular to the ground.
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