Archeology
The teenager accidentally picked up the extinct jaw bone 10,000 years
An American high school student accidentally picked up the jaw of an extinct mastodon elephant 10,000 years ago while walking on a farm.
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The best thermal conductive spider silk
Xinwei Wang, a mechanical engineering expert at Iowa State University and colleagues, looked for heat-conducting materials and discovered great applications of spider si…
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The diversity of plant species is essential
Scientists at Iowa State University, USA, have discovered that a variety of different plant species is needed. Most plants have played a role in promoting the ecosystem…
Archeology
America: A farmer finds the mammoth skeleton in his yard
Experts say he has the entire skeleton of a 14,000-year-old mammoth in the Ice Age and this is an extremely rare finding. However, the man only said that John was planni…
Archeology
Detecting huge crocodiles, swallowing people
Researcher Christopher Brochu of the University of Iowa has discovered that a huge new crocodile species can swallow people who once lived in East Africa. According to t…
Space science
Found a giant meteorite 500 million years ago
Aerial and underground survey results helped US experts determine the existence of an ancient impact crater beneath a town in the state of Iowa (USA).
Space science
Create a center to deflect meteorites
Iowa State University, USA, has just established a research center that brings together scientists to find the best way to divert the orbits of dangerous cosmic objects…
Biology
Be careful when ladybirds come close to alcohol
Ladybugs may look very beautiful but they also have 'dark' faces. In some places, these round-spotted insects are
Biology
Discover a new type of North American bamboo
Two botanists studying at Iowa State University and their colleagues at the University of North Carolina discovered another North American bamboo species in the Appalach…
Animal world
Semen knows how to cook, play games, play trumpet
This 33-year-old chimp named Kanzi is living in a charity reserve in Iowa (Congo).
Animal world
Mother mice give energy to their children when life is threatened
An interesting researcher from Iowa State University discovered an interesting thing: the sick mouse mother sacrificed her energy to produce healthier children.
Environment
America: The most serious drought in nearly 60 years
Corn and soybean fields in Illinois and Iowa states are burned. Even the second-longest river in the Mississippi world dropped to a rare low.
Environment
5 people died from tornadoes in the US
Intense tornadoes attacked a large area in the Midwestern United States last weekend, leaving at least five people dead in Oklahoma and about 30 others injured.
Environment
America: Tornadoes devastate half the town
A massive tornado on Saturday night swept the small town of Mapleton, Iowa, USA, knocking down hundreds of year-old trees, breaking power lines and destroying many house…
Environment
Wind speed is decreasing in the US
Reducing wind speed in many places in the United States can cause a lot of influence not only for the wind power industry, according to climate researchers in Iowa, USA.