A recent study that found a significant decline in mayfly abundance over the past several years has raised concern about the Mississippi River and its food chain, to which mayflies are essential. Scientists are interested in predicting the timing of mayflies. But they need the public's help in doing so.
AU in der HALLERTAU, Germany (AP) — Bright green vines snake upwards 20 feet (six meters) toward an umbrella of solar panels at Josef Wimmer’s farm in Bavaria.
A Rochester man’s proposal to turn a portion of southeast Minnesota’s Driftless region into a national park died less than a month after he proposed it this year. But discussion about protection and promotion of the region — which stretches into northeast Iowa, southwest Wisconsin and northwest Illinois — continues.
Former U.S. Rep. Steve King, a Kiron Republican, is among dozens of people who petitioned to participate as intervenors in Summit Carbon Solutions’ permit process.
Lessons learned from researching the shovelnose sturgeon could lead to an Iowa DNR management plan for lake sturgeon, a giant prehistoric fish that’s listed as endangered in Iowa.
Contractors who sell concessions, rent boats and offer other services inside Iowa’s state parks no longer would be checked against Iowa’s child abuse registry under revised rules proposed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Synthetic chemicals that persist indefinitely in the environment have been detected in the water of several deep wells in parts of Iowa with porous bedrock, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Karst bedrock is most prevalent in northeast and east-central Iowa.
The Cedar Rapids nature center hosted the event Saturday to raise awareness for the pollinators and for increasing pollinator habitat
On the 50th anniversary of the federal Endangered Species Act, The Gazette will spend the next two months delving into some of Iowa’s own at-risk species. And we’ll highlight the armies of researchers and advocates working to bolster their populations.
Data collected at the Coralville basin is used by the U.S. Navy to build safer, stealthier ships and by private companies to design things like underwater platforms to support offshore wind farms.
At least 18 species of fireflies found in North America are threatened with extinction due to habitat loss, light pollution and climate change. For many other firefly species, there’s just not enough data to determine if they are at risk.
Family members and first responders gathered Thursday in Palisades-Kepler State Park to remember Zyah Thomas on the anniversary of her death and talk about ways to prevent future drownings on Iowa waterways.
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