Lyz Lenz

Early animation is all about the optical illusion. Some of the first movies ever made were by a photographer named …

When U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa, wanted to increase funding to support endometriosis research, she knew exactly who to go …

Telescopes are necessary for any pirate who wants to capture a merchant vessel loaded with gold. But they can also …

Superhero disguises are easy to create. A blanket can be your cape. A piece of cardboard, your shield. And a …

Atlantis is a fictional city, imagined by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. In his dialogues he described a vastly advanced …

There are a lot of famous writers who have used maps to imagine and plot out the world’s of their …

Nature is so beautiful, it’s hard not to imagine fairies floating about just out of our eyesight behind bushes and …

In 1917, two little girls in England photographed fairies dancing and playing around their garden. Their names were Elsie Wright …

Iowa’s mayors are staging a coup. Muscatine Mayor Diana Broderson and Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague both have unilaterally declared …

We are five months into a pandemic and we should be getting better at testing for the virus, not worse. …

This past week, Polly Carver-Kimm, the lead spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Public Health, resigned from her job. After …

Mermaids are mythical creatures that excite the imagination. From early explorers sailing the ocean, to cartoon movies, mermaids excite us …

On July 13, Gov. Kim Reynold’s released a recorded a message encouraging Iowans to ‘step up and take personal responsibility” …

In the thick of a summer of protest and plague, Marion is falling apart. The fight isn’t in the streets. …

According to the Academy of Model Aeronautics, the paper airplane has a long history. Some of the first paper airplane …