Fish

The pallid sturgeons outlasted dinosaurs, but human changes to the Missouri River nearly wiped out the prehistoric fish. Some experts think the fish’s struggle could signal larger problems on the Big Muddy, especially as climate change accelerates.

Though Iowans are far from the ocean, powerful hurricanes can still impact the Midwest.

Iowa’s Department of Natural Resources is working on finalizing a plan to improve a northwest Iowa lake plagued by poor water quality.At a Wednesday…

Flooding in northwest Iowa earlier this summer propelled an invasive species of fish called Asian carp towards the Iowa Great Lakes, but biologists say a…

When it comes to organic certification, there are strict guidelines for food producers to follow. For an organic steak, the cow it came from has to be…

After pulling a few all-nighters netting, sorting and spawning fish, Iowa’s fisheries supervisors are ready for a break. They’ve spent the last month…

Happy Friday! Here's your news buzz wrap-up for the week...Joyce Russell, IPR’s Statehouse Correspondent, recaps the 2014 Iowa legislative session:Paul…

Is winter almost over? And how has the long, harsh season affect Iowa's waterways and aquatic life? Also, the latest Quinnipiac poll, 2014's Cancer in…

For this News Buzz show, Ben Kieffer talks with a variety of guests about new jobs numbers, the 51% four-year graduation rate at the University of Iowa,…

One thing Midwesterns do better than everyone else (or at least claim to do better than everyone else) is bake pie. Host Charity Nebbe speaks with Peggy…