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Posted Fri, 09/25/2020 - 12:38pm

Executive Director Jason Cryan Helps Discover New Amazonian Species

Biodiversity Discovery: a new genus and species of spittlebug from the Amazonian rainforest.

Posted Wed, 09/16/2020 - 5:12am

Fossils at Bears Ears

A primer on the region, the fossils found so far, those that are likely to be there, and why it matters.

Posted Mon, 09/14/2020 - 4:59pm

How a Museum Volunteer Became a TikTok Star

NHMU paleo volunteer Eliza Petersen made a dino pun that's been taking the internet by storm.

Posted Mon, 08/31/2020 - 8:03am

Monumental Upgrade to NHMU’s Utah Map

A team from Creotrē installs the new 3D map of Utah in the Canyon at the Natural History Museum of Utah. Image ©NHMU/Mark Johnston

Tags: map

Posted Fri, 08/21/2020 - 3:48pm

NHMU50: Saving an Allosaurus Graveyard

NHMU is home to the greatest collection of Allosaurus bones in the world. How did they get here?

Tags: paleontology

Posted Mon, 07/13/2020 - 9:00am

Did Climate Change Help Dinosaurs Get Their Start?

Geologists and paleontologists have good reason to suspect that climate change might play a role in dinosaur origins.

Posted Thu, 07/09/2020 - 5:47pm

Cats are Affected By COVID-19, Too

A new study finds that cats are susceptible to COVID-19, but there's no evidence they can spread the disease to us.

Tags: research

Posted Fri, 06/19/2020 - 12:42pm

NHMU 2020 — Episode 5

In Episode 5, we explore NHMU's special exhibition, Nature All Around Us.

Tags: exhibit, nhmu2020

Posted Tue, 06/16/2020 - 12:23pm

Sofa Science — CSI: Crimes Solved with Isotopes

Join isotope Ecologist Christy Mancuso to discover how stable isotopes can solve crimes.

Tags: Sofa Science

Posted Thu, 06/11/2020 - 3:22pm

In Episode Four, we explore the history and life of Utah's Great Salt Lake, starting in the Pleistocene epoch and the once massive Lake Bonneville. We'll then study the amazing adaptations of some animals that live in Utah.

Tags: exhibit, nhmu2020

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