AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University’s 2025 State Fair exhibit is a celebration of innovation, community and Cyclone pride.

Diana Thatcher, an Iowa State lecturer and researcher in earth, atmosphere and climate, collects clam specimens during a June 2024 research trip to the Gulf of Maine. Photo courtesy of Alan Wanamaker.

Jianming Yu The study was based on data from the Sorghum Association Panel, a collection of 400 types of sorghum selected to represent the plant’s global variation and genetically sequenced for ...

A lab photo shows a messy pile of charred and burned fragments and powders that were ejected from the battery can. This is ...

The exchange Valenzuela recalls fondly sprang from an annual program at Iowa State that embeds K-12 educators and education ...

Quick look Insects can help soybean yields by carrying out more effective pollination, according to a recently published study conducted by an international team of scientists. The study suggests ...

AMES, IA – Through CRISPR and other gene-editing technologies, researchers and developers are poised to bring dozens – if not hundreds – of new products to grocery stores: mushrooms with longer shelf ...

Ames, Iowa – In a message sent today to the campus community, Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen announced her plans to retire in January 2026. Wintersteen became the first woman and ...

AMES, Iowa — Approximately one in three deaths in the U.S. is caused by cardiovascular disease, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A robust body of evidence shows ...

Quick Look An innovative, first-of-its-kind study used eye-tracking technology to explore what people look at during virtual meetings, finding participants looked offscreen more often during smaller, ...

AMES, Iowa – An Iowa State University research team that helped develop a demonstration-scale pyrolyzer capable of sequestering thousands of tons of carbon dioxide a year has received a prestigious ...

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University plant scientist Patrick Schnable quickly described how he measured the time it takes for two kinds of corn plants to move water from their roots, to their lower ...