Blog Archive: Natural History

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Posted Tue, 03/06/2018 - 12:01pm

Zombie Ants

Researchers discuss zombies: The real, the fake, and their significance in science and culture.

Posted Mon, 07/12/2021 - 2:45pm

The hominin wall in the Life Exhibition allows visitors to see and touch our closest relatives.

Posted Wed, 06/23/2021 - 1:12pm

Utah's Uinta Basin holds important information about climate change.

Posted Wed, 06/09/2021 - 1:59pm

The Western Firefly Project has been tracking lightning bug hotspots beyond the Beehive State.

Posted Wed, 06/02/2021 - 12:34pm

The Western Firefly Project is finding lightning bugs in unexpected places.

Posted Wed, 05/26/2021 - 10:15am

The launch of the Explorer Corps program is a good reason to look at what makes Utah special.

Posted Mon, 05/17/2021 - 9:59am

Indigenous subsistence of the Bears Ears region modified the landscape, leaving ecological legacies that persist today.

Posted Tue, 05/11/2021 - 12:40pm

Utah was home to two Allosaurus species. How can you tell them apart?

Posted Mon, 05/03/2021 - 10:59am

Fossils from a BLM collection have vastly expanded our understanding of early animal life.

Posted Mon, 04/12/2021 - 11:27am

Trail camera images are documenting the wildlife all around us.