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Global ISU study: Invasive species widespread, but not more than at home range
AMES, Iowa — Invasive plant species have long had a reputation as being bad for a new ecosystem when they are introduced.
Stan Harpole, assistant professor of ecology, evolution and organismal biology at Iowa State University, is founding …
Iowa State study examines why innocent suspects may confess to a crime
AMES, Iowa — Why would anyone falsely confess to a crime they didn’t commit? It seems illogical, but according to The Innocence Project, there have been 266 post-conviction DNA exonerations since 1989 — 25 percent of which involved a false c…
Growing sorghum for biofuel
MADISON, WI November 8, 2010 — Conversion of sorghum grass to ethanol has increased with the interest in renewable fuel sources. Researchers at Iowa State University examined 12 varieties of sorghum grass grown in single and double cropping systems…
Neighborhoods can have depressing effect on health, according to Iowa State study
AMES, Iowa — The nation’s poverty rate climbed to 14.3 percent — the highest level since 1994 — according to the Census Bureau’s annual report on the economic well-being of U.S. households. That means one in seven Americans now live in pover…