A love letter to science
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Science is an idea that’s accessible to anyone, a process by which we observe, test and learn something new.
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Representation in science
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Black students and scientists have faced unfair and unjust barriers in science.
Read MoreDid meat make us human?
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A new study questions the importance of meat-eating in shaping human evolution.
Read MoreFerocious fungus
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U engineers discover what makes a tree-killing fungus so hard to put down.
Read MoreMegaherbivore extinctions and wildfires
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Loss of ancient grazers triggered a dramatic increase in fire activity across the world’s grasslands.
Read MoreTracking fossils to follow Utah’s past climate
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A paleontologist and her team documented over 600 new fossil finds from the Age of Mammals, a record in the multi-decade Uinta Basin Project.
Read MoreFood claiming to have ‘wild mushrooms’ rarely does
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Research reveals that food products labeled with wild mushrooms mostly contained cultivated fungi and a few poisonous mushrooms.
Read MoreMaddie’s Haddie: When you know, you know
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A first-time paleontology volunteer used her keen intuition and some good old-fashioned beginner’s luck to find an impressive fossil skeleton.
Read MoreNavajo baskets weave together generations
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Learn about the ever-changing stories and tales highlighted in the Natural History Museum’s Navajo Basket Explorer.
Read MoreAn Explorer Corps anniversary adventure
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Lifelong Utah residents and committed road trippers, Francene and Kenneth Spencer ticked off 2,500 miles in 15 days.
Read MoreThe U is ‘Bee Campus USA’
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The designation was awarded by the Xerces Society for the U’s work in pollinator conservation.
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