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Posted Thu, 11/22/2018 - 10:43am

How Environmental Shifts Killed Africa’s Prehistoric Megaherbivores

Africa is home to some of the most fantastic beasts on the planet. But they are a shadow of what existed in the ancient past.

Posted Tue, 09/11/2018 - 2:24pm

Paleo Storms

Paleotempestology is storm chasing through geology. Learn more in this post.

Posted Tue, 07/31/2018 - 10:45am

A Quest for More Critical Thinkers

Research Quest is an online series of investigations, including videos, instructional guides, 3D images of digitized museum objects, and more.

Posted Thu, 07/19/2018 - 10:31am

Spiky-Headed Dinosaur a First for Utah

What’s covered in spikes and 76 million years old? The answer isn’t a prehistoric pincushion. It’s Akainacephalus johnsoni, the newest dinosaur to be named from Utah.

Posted Thu, 07/19/2018 - 10:30am

Akainacephalus johnsoni Video

Watch a video about Akainacephalus, a new species, discovered in Utah, announced July 19, 2018.

Posted Thu, 07/12/2018 - 2:04pm

Objects Tell Stories of the Fremont People

Objects found at Baker Village give insight into Fremont ways of life.

Posted Wed, 06/20/2018 - 11:40am

NHMU Research Update, June 2018

A quick summary of the wide-ranging research happening now at NHMU.

Posted Fri, 04/27/2018 - 10:08am

Spinning a Sustainable Future

A growing field of biologists and materials engineers are taking hints from spiders and developing methods to replicate spider silk proteins for commercial use.