An image of NHMU and U of U researchers taking lake core samples with the help of an inflatable unicorn is now famous as a winner of #ScientistAtWork, a photo contest run by the science journal Nature.
A team of researchers led by the University of Utah created a fine-grained analysis of El Niño’s impact on animal communities spanning the past 12,000 years. The study was published in the journal Science on Sept. 8, 2022.
![[image] Sparkles the Unicorn, U Scientists Win Nature Photo Contest](/sites/default/files/Unicorn_landscape_Header.jpg)
![[image] Ecological Tipping Point: Five El Niño Events Per Century](/sites/default/files/Excavate_-Escorpiones.jpg)