Blog Archive: Natural History

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

The Ecological Legacy of Bears Ears

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.

Posted Sun, 03/28/2021 - 7:09am

Once upon a time, alligators lived in the Arctic.

Posted Tue, 03/23/2021 - 3:27pm

Rachel Quist takes a closer look at a beloved object on the Museum's fourth floor.

Posted Mon, 03/22/2021 - 6:10am

Discoveries along Alaska's Colville River have revealed a wealth of information about Alaska's polar dinosaurs.

Posted Mon, 03/15/2021 - 5:20am

The ancient seas of the high Arctic were brimming with strange forms of life during the Cretaceous.

Posted Mon, 03/08/2021 - 12:47pm

Immense marine reptiles once thrived in Arctic waters.

Posted Mon, 03/01/2021 - 2:52am

Secrets inside dinosaur bones help paleontologists understand how the terrible lizards coped with long polar nights.