Skywatchers could see 10 to 20 shooting stars per hour soar across the spring sky, according to NASA.
- Janet Loehrke, USA Today
On the night of April 21-22, sky watchers will have the chance to catch sight of several shooting stars as the Lyrid meteor shower is expected to reach its peak.
- JAMIE JIANG and JULIA VAZ MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing
What's known as the Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary — a wetland on what used to be a cranberry farm — is developing a new way of collecting data for conservation ecology.
- JANET LOEHRKE USA Today
Time to look up stargazers. There's another comet coming our way.
- DAVID HOOD-NUNO Reuters
Victor Glover is among 20 Black astronauts selected by NASA since its first class of Mercury astronauts in 1959, representing roughly 6% of all astronauts the agency has chosen.
- ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG Associated Press
As climate change outpaces ecosystems' abilities to adapt, scientists are turning to conservation genomics, but experts caution it's no substitute for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
- MARCIA DUNN Associated Press
Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada's Jeremy Hansen closed humanity's first lunar voyage in over 50 years.
Investigators used DNA analysis and other clues to identify the victims and eventually charge Rex Heuermann with several murders.
The crew took a poignant page from Apollo 8, proposing deeply personal names for a pair of moon craters.
Another photo captures the total solar eclipse that occurred when the moon blocked the sun from the crew's perspective.
Camping, like so many activities outdoors during the stress of the pandemic, has new followers. Don't let winter cool the enthusiasm.
As humankind moves toward establishing a long-term presence on the moon and Mars, the question of whether reproduction is possible in extraterrestrial environments may no longer be merely hypothetical.
It’s official. Artemis II has broken Apollo 13’s distance record. The three Americans and one Canadian on Monday journeyed farther from Earth than any other humans.
Experts blame weather conditions, including warming winters, for a costly problem they say will only grow across farm country.
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We've compiled pictures of different weapons that have come up during criminal investigations in Northeast Iowa in recent years.
Woodbine Elementary Principal Jill Ridder received the Milken Educator Award during an assembly with Iowa Education Director McKenzie Snow Thursday.
Nebraska and Iowa split their regular-season matchups with each team prevailing on their homecourt. The winner of today's game will advance to play either Houston or Illinois on Saturday.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ryder Block has imagined for a long time what it would be like to wrestle under the bright lights of an NCAA Championship. It’s taken Block longer than he had hoped when he signed with the University of Iowa after a stellar career at Waverly-Shell Rock where he was a four-time state finalist and three-time champion while going 159-1 in his prep career. Two ACL surgeries ...
State regulators will impose triggers to protect prized trout fishery below the ‘pumped water storage’ facility on Seminoe Reservoir. Developer awaits final federal approval.
Nebraska survived on Sunday, beating Iowa for the first time in three years and securing the two seed in the Big Ten tournament.
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet after multiple allegations of abusing her position.
Iran is considering attending peace talks with the United States in Pakistan, a senior Iranian official said Monday, following moves by Islamabad to end a U.S. blockade of Iran's ports.
Skywatchers could see 10 to 20 shooting stars per hour soar across the spring sky, according to NASA.
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Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird called the shooting of a homeless man in a Denison park by a police officer "legally justified" in a report issued Tuesday afternoon.
An officer-involved shooting occurred Friday night in Washington Park in Denison, according to a news release from Crawford County Emergency Management.
Earl Jordan was captured on video allegedly swiping at an officer's face before grabbing the officer by the throat in another encounter. Video footage allegedly shows Jordan picking up a piece of metal fencing and hurling it toward the Capitol door.
It is the first bill passed out of a full chamber in this young legislative session, which started last week, signaling the issue’s importance to Iowa House Republicans.
Education groups and others raised questions Tuesday during an Iowa House subcommittee meeting about legislation that could potentially change continuing education requirements for licensed professionals.
Reclassification would not make it legal for recreational use nationwide, but it could change how the drug is regulated and reduce a hefty tax burden on the cannabis industry.