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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Tracking 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 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 More3-D printed replicas reveal swimming capabilities of ancient cephalopods
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Experiments in water tanks, including a U pool, suggest the ancient animals lived a vertical marine lifestyle.
Read MoreAncient ammonoids’ shell designs may have aided buoyancy control
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Researchers use 3D-printed models to explore fractal-like interior shell patterns.
Read MoreMysterious magnetic fossils offer past climate clues
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New method preserves these rare samples for scientific analysis
Read MoreFossil species named for U professor Kathleen Ritterbush
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Name honors Ritterbush’s research in the rock formation where the fossil shell was found.
Read More‘Behind the Scenes Reimagined’ with Ty Burrell
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Join the “Modern Family” actor for a five-part webcast examining the Natural History Museum of Utah’s collections.
Read MoreInsights into climate change during origin of dinosaurs
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An international team reveals discoveries about an unusual time called the ‘Carnian Pluvial Episode.’
Read MoreUtah’s land and life
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Explore the Natural Museum of History’s exhibitions from the comfort of your own home.
Read MoreEcosystems of early human evolution
To understand the environmental pressures that shaped human evolution, scientists must first piece together the details of the ancient plant and animal communities that our fossil ancestors lived in over the past 7 million years.
Read MorePALEONTOLOGIST EXPLORES SCIENCE AND FICTION
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Courses explore the good, the bad and the ugly of science portrayed in movies.
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