AMES, Iowa – Liang Dong held up a clear plastic cube, an inch or so across, just big enough to hold 10 to 20 tiny seeds. Using sophisticated sensors and software, researchers can precisely control the ...

Robin Erickson has been covering high school sports since 2023 after graduating from Carroll College with a degree in Health Sciences. He began working in data operations at High School On SI before ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Brad Edwards of ESPN.com says there's room for No. 4 Iowa to advance in the BCS rankings. If, obviously, ...

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