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Orcas and Humans: Five Surprising Similarities

Curious about our underwater cousins? Check out five astonishing things orcas and humans have in common.

November 13, 2020
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Why are There so Many Unique Fossil Species in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument?

Why are There so Many Unique Fossil Species in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument?
November 13, 2020
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Where Did All the Mammoths Go?

Where Did All the Mammoths Go?
September 16, 2020
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Fossils at Bears Ears

Fossils at Bears Ears
September 15, 2020
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How a Museum Volunteer Became a TikTok Star

Eliza Petersen, paleontology volunteer went viral on the social media app TikTok this month for a short skit about the fate of the dinosaur.
August 21, 2020
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NHMU50: Saving an Allosaurus Graveyard

Saving an Allosaurus Graveyard
July 13, 2020
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Did Climate Change Help Dinosaurs Get Their Start?

Did Climate Change Help Dinosaurs Get Their Start?
January 27, 2020
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Tracking Dystrophaeus, Utah's First Dinosaur - Part 1

Tracking Dystrophaeus, Utah's First Dinosaur - Part 1
January 24, 2020
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Thoughts on naming a new dinosaur

If you were a time traveler and returned to the western U.S. during the Late Jurassic you would land in a much different world.
December 27, 2019
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Top Dinosaur Discoveries of the Decade

Any complete list of the decade’s dinosaur discoveries would fill a book, but here are some of the most stunning finds of the 2010s.
December 13, 2019
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Two-Legged Crocodile Ancestors Once Roamed Utah

Rather than the sprawling reptiles we know today, 220 million years ago most crocodilian relatives were running around on land with legs underneath their body.
August 30, 2019
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Ten Utah Dinosaurs You've Probably Never Heard Of

Utah is right in the heart of dinosaur country.
July 1, 2019
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You Found a Fossil. Now What?

You Found a Fossil. Now What?